Crime Rate in Wickham Bishops and Woodham, ward

Wickham Bishops and Woodham has the 6th lowest crime rate of 17 wards in Maldon district and the 804th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 121st lowest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Wickham Bishops and Woodham in the last 12 months was 30.6 per 1,000 residents and was 37.5% lower than the Maldon district average (48.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Wickham Bishops and Woodham’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -31.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 11.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Wickham Bishops and Woodham ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Witham Road, with 8 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Rosina Place (4 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.