Total Crime Rate

7.5 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 7.5 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Leeward Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in South Woodham-Chetwood and Collingwood , and the 28th lowest 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 Leeward Road (CM3 5YR) in the last 12 months was 7.5 per 1,000 residents and was 72.7% lower than the South Woodham-Chetwood and Collingwood average (27.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leeward Road (CM3 5YR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Anson Close, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Elliot Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Leeward Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Starboard View Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cornish Grove —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elliot Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Anson Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cornish Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Cornish Grove Local resolution
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Data Sources

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