Crime Rates at Castle Close, Great Leighs, Chelmsford, CM3 1NQ

Castle Close area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Boreham and The Leighs , and the 192nd lowest 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 Castle Close (CM3 1NQ) in the last 12 months was 30.4 per 1,000 residents and was 56.1% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 27.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Castle Close (CM3 1NQ), 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.