Total Crime Rate

285.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 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 285.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 64.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 45.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.1 10/10
  • Public order 20.8 9/10
  • Other crime 18.8 10/10
  • Drugs 16.7 9/10
  • Other theft 10.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.3 5/10
  • Burglary 6.3 6/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Birds Farm Lane area has the highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Boreham and The Leighs , and the 22nd 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 Birds Farm Lane (CM3 3NE) in the last 12 months was 285.4 per 1,000 residents and was 311.7% 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 3 cases , down -50.0% 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 42 (≈ 87.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birds Farm Lane (CM3 3NE), the main crime hotspot is near Noakes Lane. Police recorded 5 crimes here, including 1 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Birds Farm Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Noakes Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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