Total Crime Rate

132.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

61.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 132.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 61.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.4 8/10
  • Shoplifting 24.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.8 6/10
  • Public order 8.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Robbery 4.4 6/10
  • Burglary 2.2 1/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Fairway Drive area has the 5th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Boreham and The Leighs , and the 73rd 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 Fairway Drive (CM3 3FH) in the last 12 months was 132.5 per 1,000 residents and was 75.7% higher 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 61.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fairway Drive (CM3 3FH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Park/Open Space, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fitch Close (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Fairway Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fitch Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Regiment Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Fitch Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Park/Open Space Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour James Daniels View —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Channels Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Channels Drive —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regiment Gate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regiment Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regiment Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regiment Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regiment Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Condor Gate —
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Data Sources

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