Total Crime Rate

289.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025

Violent Crime Rate

85.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

Nov 2024 - Oct 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 289.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 85.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 66.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 47.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.9 9/10
  • Public order 22.9 9/10
  • Drugs 18.8 10/10
  • Other crime 18.8 10/10
  • Burglary 10.4 9/10
  • Other theft 10.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Main Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Boreham and The Leighs , and the 22nd highest crime rate of 548 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 Main Road (CM3 3HJ) in the last 12 months was 289.6 per 1,000 residents and was 322.8% higher than the Boreham and The Leighs average (68.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 4 cases , down -63.6% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -63.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 85.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Main Road (CM3 3HJ), the main crime hotspot is near Main Road. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Main Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Oct 2025Other theft Main Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Public order Main Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Oct 2025Drugs Main Road Awaiting court outcome
Oct 2025Public order Main Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Main Road Under investigation
Oct 2025Vehicle crime Main Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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