Total Crime Rate

44.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 44.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.1 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Other crime 7.9 9/10
  • Public order 7.9 6/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

The Willows area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Boreham and The Leighs , and the 264th 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 The Willows (CM3 3DJ) in the last 12 months was 44.5 per 1,000 residents and was 35.8% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 20.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Willows (CM3 3DJ), the main crime hotspot is near Dudley Close. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Willows area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tyssen Mead Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holmans Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Other crime Walkfares Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lewin Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lewin Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walkfares Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lodge Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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