Total Crime Rate

156.5 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 156.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.9 9/10
  • Other theft 15.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.3 9/10
  • Burglary 8.0 8/10
  • Drugs 5.3 6/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Belsteads Farm Lane area has the 5th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Boreham and The Leighs , and the 57th 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 Belsteads Farm Lane (CM3 3PT) in the last 12 months was 156.5 per 1,000 residents and was 125.7% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -85.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 79.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Belsteads Farm Lane (CM3 3PT), the main crime hotspot is near Moortown Place. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Belsteads Farm Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belsteads Farm Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Royal Birkdale Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Jigger Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Jigger Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Belsteads Farm Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belsteads Farm Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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