Total Crime Rate

189.9 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 189.9 9/10
  • Shoplifting 90.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.3 6/10
  • Public order 13.3 8/10
  • Other theft 8.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Robbery 2.2 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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

Mill Lane area has the 4th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Boreham and The Leighs , and the 42nd highest crime rate of 549 local areas in Chelmsford .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mill Lane (CM1 7TQ) in the last 12 months was 189.9 per 1,000 residents and was 173.8% 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 Shoplifting with 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -45.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 61.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mill Lane (CM1 7TQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Park/Open Space, where police recorded 63 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ben Wilson Link (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Mill Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park/Open Space —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Park/Open Space Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ben Wilson Link Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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