Total Crime Rate

167.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

73.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 167.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 73.0 9/10
  • Shoplifting 73.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.4 9/10
  • Public order 11.0 8/10
  • Drugs 7.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.7 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Western 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 Western Road (CM0 8JE) 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 Western Road (CM0 8JE), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Western Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Providence Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Providence Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alamein Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting B1021 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brickwall Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Quay Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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