Crime Rate in Burnham-on-Crouch South, ward

Burnham-on-Crouch South has the 5th highest crime rate of 17 wards in Maldon district and the 3362nd lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 431st highest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Burnham-on-Crouch South in the last 12 months was 59.1 per 1,000 residents and was 20.9% higher than the Maldon district average (48.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Burnham-on-Crouch South’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 111 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 360.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 138 (≈ 32.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Burnham-on-Crouch South ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.