Total Crime Rate

71.0 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 71.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.4 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.4 8/10
  • Public order 12.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.3 5/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Shimbrooks area has the 16th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Boreham and The Leighs , and the 167th 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 Shimbrooks (CM3 1SG) in the last 12 months was 71.0 per 1,000 residents and was 2.4% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 27.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 133.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shimbrooks (CM3 1SG), the main crime hotspot is near Willis Mead Road. Police recorded 8 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Shimbrooks 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

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