Boreham and The Leighs ward · Chelmsford. Every figure carries its own date.
Boundary: May 2026. Census and crime records have different dates and purposes.
What makes this ward different?
People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 30.1% here, compared with 33.9% across Chelmsford (3.8 percentage points lower).
Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Homes rented privately: 12% here, compared with 16% across Chelmsford (3.4 percentage points lower).
A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
People aged 65 or over: 17.1% here, compared with 19.4% across Chelmsford (2.3 percentage points lower).
Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Police-recorded locations for Boreham and The Leighs ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
484 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 457 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
Boreham and The Leighs ward · mapped crimes
Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.
Shown on this chart: 34 mapped crimes in September 2024; 49 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.
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September 2024August 2026
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Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Boreham and The Leighs
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
34
3
October 2024
45
3
November 2024
48
4
December 2024
41
6
January 2025
27
1
February 2025
37
0
March 2025
25
0
April 2025
30
3
May 2025
41
5
June 2025
50
5
July 2025
39
4
August 2025
40
4
September 2025
35
1
October 2025
41
1
November 2025
48
2
December 2025
36
3
January 2026
38
4
February 2026
43
9
March 2026
38
7
April 2026
42
1
May 2026
46
8
June 2026
42
6
July 2026
26
6
August 2026
49
11
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Boreham and The Leighs
Category
Mapped crimes
violent crime
201
vehicle crime
56
criminal damage arson
47
public order
37
burglary
32
other theft
31
drugs
27
shoplifting
24
other crime
17
possession of weapons
6
theft from the person
3
bicycle theft
3
What these numbers include
Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.
Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and records without usable locations are excluded.
Do not compare directly with Scottish council-level recorded crime totals.
These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.
Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.
