Total Crime Rate

94.9 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 94.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.3 7/10
  • Other theft 10.2 8/10
  • Shoplifting 10.2 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.8 4/10
  • Public order 6.8 6/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Church Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Boreham and The Leighs , and the 123rd highest crime rate of 549 local areas in Chelmsford .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Church Road (CM3 3EZ) in the last 12 months was 94.9 per 1,000 residents and was 36.9% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 47.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Road (CM3 3EZ), 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 Church Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tyssen Mead Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lodge Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lewin Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holmans Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lewin Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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