Crime Rate in Boreham and The Leighs, ward

Boreham and The Leighs has the 8th highest crime rate of 24 wards in Chelmsford district and the 3425th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 331st highest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Boreham and The Leighs in the last 12 months was 69.3 per 1,000 residents and was 13.2% lower than the Chelmsford district average (79.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Boreham and The Leighs’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 198 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -90.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 234 (≈ 32.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Boreham and The Leighs ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 88 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.