Total Crime Rate

101.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 101.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 56.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.0 6/10
  • Burglary 12.0 9/10
  • Public order 9.0 7/10
  • Shoplifting 6.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

High Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Burnham-on-Crouch North , and the 30th highest crime rate of 205 local areas in Maldon .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (CM0 8AG) in the last 12 months was 101.8 per 1,000 residents and was 95.7% higher than the Burnham-on-Crouch North average (52.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 56.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (CM0 8AG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brickwall Close, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chapel Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brickwall Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alamein Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Quay Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Providence Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Providence Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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