Crime Rates at Desborough Path, Springfield, Chelmsford, CM2 5AJ

Desborough Path area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Boreham and The Leighs , and the 250th highest crime rate of 549 local areas in Chelmsford .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Desborough Path (CM2 5AJ) in the last 12 months was 51.2 per 1,000 residents and was 32.1% lower than the Boreham and The Leighs average (75.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -23.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 39.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Desborough Path (CM2 5AJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 61 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Clunford Place (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.