Total Crime Rate

55.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 55.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 27.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.6 5/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Shoplifting 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
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Shimbrooks area has the 26th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Boreham and The Leighs , and the 225th 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 1SH) in the last 12 months was 55.6 per 1,000 residents and was 26.3% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 27.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shimbrooks (CM3 1SH), 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 (3/3)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Rye Fields Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Rye Fields Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Rye Fields Under investigation
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Data Sources

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