Total Crime Rate

102.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

64.1 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 102.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 64.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.2 6/10
  • Other theft 9.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.8 5/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.6 1/10
  • Burglary 1.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.6 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Mashie Link area has the 7th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Boreham and The Leighs , and the 107th highest crime rate of 549 local areas in Chelmsford .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mashie Link (CM3 3FN) in the last 12 months was 102.6 per 1,000 residents and was 36.1% 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 64.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mashie Link (CM3 3FN), the main crime hotspot is near Niblick Green. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mashie Link area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moortown Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regiment Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Moortown Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour James Daniels View —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Channels Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Channels Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woburn View Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Regiment Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Condor Gate —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Niblick Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Fitch Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Niblick Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Niblick Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Niblick Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Moortown Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Niblick Green —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Niblick Green —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Niblick Green —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fitch Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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