Great Leighs & the Walthams
Middle areaNorth Chelmsford. 11,301 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 56 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Great Leighs & the Walthams live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Great Leighs & the Walthams
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Great Leighs & the Walthams at a rate of 64.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 83.5 per 1,000 people across Chelmsford.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 317 |
| Other crime | 136 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 92 |
| Vehicle crime | 66 |
| Burglary | 45 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 34 |
| Shoplifting | 20 |
| Drug offences | 13 |
| Theft from the person | 4 |
| Robbery | 2 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Great Leighs & the Walthams compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Great Leighs & the Walthams safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Great Leighs & the Walthams at a rate of 64.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 83.5 per 1,000 people across Chelmsford.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 81 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Great Leighs & the Walthams.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (317), other crime (136) and anti-social behaviour (92).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Chelmsford
These figures are published for the whole of Chelmsford, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Chelmsford and not Great Leighs & the Walthams alone. See Chelmsford
Great Leighs & the Walthams in brief
The median price paid for a home in Great Leighs & the Walthams was £525,000 in 2025.
Great Leighs & the Walthams had 9,861 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Great Leighs & the Walthams live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Great Leighs & the Walthams, 89.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.