Crime Rate in Purleigh, ward

Purleigh has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 17 wards in Maldon district and the 510th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 61st lowest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Purleigh in the last 12 months was 26.0 per 1,000 residents and was 46.8% lower than the Maldon district average (48.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Purleigh’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -81.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 55 (≈ 15.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Purleigh ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Trinity Road. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.