Total Crime Rate

160.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 160.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 100.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.0 9/10
  • Public order 5.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wood Leys area has the 4th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Broomfield and The Walthams , and the 55th highest crime rate of 549 local areas in Chelmsford .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wood Leys (CM1 4FG) in the last 12 months was 160.0 per 1,000 residents and was 82.1% higher than the Broomfield and The Walthams average (87.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 105.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 110.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wood Leys (CM1 4FG), the main crime hotspot is near Cowlin Mead. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wood Leys area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dombey Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Essex Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Somerset Place —
Sep 2025Public order Woodhall Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Woodhall Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Essex Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Somerset Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Essex Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cowlin Mead Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Norfolk Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cowlin Mead Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cowlin Mead Under investigation
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Data Sources

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