Total Crime Rate

96.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 96.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.9 7/10
  • Other theft 9.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.1 7/10
  • Drugs 7.3 7/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Kay Close area has the 10th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Boreham and The Leighs , and the 117th highest crime rate of 549 local areas in Chelmsford .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kay Close (CM3 1RU) in the last 12 months was 96.4 per 1,000 residents and was 39.0% higher 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 Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 29.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 106.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kay Close (CM3 1RU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Willis Mead Road, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fayrewood Drive (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Boreham and The Leighs

Crime Over Time in Kay Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willis Mead Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oak Manor View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oak Manor View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oak Manor View Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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