Total Crime Rate

116.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 116.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 40.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.9 7/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Drugs 5.5 6/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Public order 1.8 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

London Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Boreham and The Leighs , and the 96th 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 London Road (CM77 7QL) in the last 12 months was 116.4 per 1,000 residents and was 54.4% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 166.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 40.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 46.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -0.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around London Road (CM77 7QL), the main crime hotspot is near London Road. 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 London Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson London Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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