Total Crime Rate

59.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 59.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.5 8/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Dickey Moors area has the 18th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Boreham and The Leighs , and the 198th highest crime rate of 549 local areas in Chelmsford .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dickey Moors (CM3 1DD) in the last 12 months was 59.4 per 1,000 residents and was 14.4% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 31.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dickey Moors (CM3 1DD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wolmers Hey, where police recorded 2 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Upper Moors (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Boreham and The Leighs

Crime Over Time in Dickey Moors area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Chelmsford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wolmers Hey Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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