Total Crime Rate

97.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 97.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.5 6/10
  • Public order 7.5 6/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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

Louvain Drive area has the 8th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Boreham and The Leighs , and the 112th 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 Louvain Drive (CM1 6BA) in the last 12 months was 97.7 per 1,000 residents and was 41.0% higher than the Boreham and The Leighs average (69.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 56.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Louvain Drive (CM1 6BA), the main crime hotspot is near Clunford Place. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Louvain Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Beaulieu Boulevard Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albemarle Link Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Braganza Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fleetwood Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Burnell Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burnell Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mimosa Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shire Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ratcliffe Gate Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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