Total Crime Rate

320.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

97.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 320.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 97.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.8 9/10
  • Shoplifting 54.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 41.7 10/10
  • Drugs 33.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.0 10/10
  • Public order 25.0 10/10
  • Other theft 22.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.7 7/10
  • Burglary 14.6 9/10
  • Other crime 12.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.1 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Mill Mead Cottages area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Boreham and The Leighs , and the 19th 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 Mill Mead Cottages (CM3 3HH) in the last 12 months was 320.8 per 1,000 residents and was 325.7% 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 97.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mill Mead Cottages (CM3 3HH), the main crime hotspot is near Main Road. Police recorded 23 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 Mill Mead Cottages area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Main Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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