Total Crime Rate

78.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 78.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.0 7/10
  • Other theft 10.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 5/10
  • Other crime 7.1 8/10
  • Public order 7.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Maldon Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Witham South , and the 119th highest crime rate of 481 local areas in Braintree .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Maldon Road (CM3 2HG) in the last 12 months was 78.3 per 1,000 residents and was 43.7% higher than the Witham South average (54.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 39.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Maldon Road (CM3 2HG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woodland Close (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Maldon Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Toulmin Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ferndown Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchard Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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