Total Crime Rate
167.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
73.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026York Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Burnham-on-Crouch North , and the 7th highest crime rate of 205 local areas in Maldon .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around York Road (CM0 8HP) in the last 12 months was 167.9 per 1,000 residents and was 222.7% 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 Shoplifting with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 128.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 73.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around York Road (CM0 8HP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brickwall Close, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near New Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Burnham-on-Crouch South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | The Quay | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | York Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | York Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brickwall Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | High Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | High Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alamein Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Providence | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Providence | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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