Crime Rates at Boreham Road, Great Leighs, Chelmsford, CM3 1NF

Boreham Road area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Boreham and The Leighs , and the 236th lowest 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 Boreham Road (CM3 1NF) in the last 12 months was 37.0 per 1,000 residents and was 46.6% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Boreham Road (CM3 1NF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bohun Close, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beadle Way (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.