Crime Rates at Brickbarns, Great Leighs, Chelmsford, CM3 1JL

Brickbarns area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Boreham and The Leighs , and the 90th lowest crime rate of 549 local areas in Chelmsford .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brickbarns (CM3 1JL) in the last 12 months was 18.0 per 1,000 residents and was 76.2% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brickbarns (CM3 1JL), the main crime hotspot is near Coopers Lane. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.