Total Crime Rate

285.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 285.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 64.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 45.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.1 10/10
  • Public order 20.8 9/10
  • Other crime 18.8 10/10
  • Drugs 16.7 9/10
  • Other theft 10.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.3 5/10
  • Burglary 6.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Waltham Road area has the highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Boreham and The Leighs , and the 22nd 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 Waltham Road (CM3 3BA) in the last 12 months was 285.4 per 1,000 residents and was 311.7% 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 3 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -63.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 87.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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Crime Over Time in Waltham Road area

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Data Sources

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