Total Crime Rate

64.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 64.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.6 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.2 1/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Public order 2.2 1/10
  • Robbery 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Beech Drive area has the 6th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Althorne , and the 52nd highest crime rate of 206 local areas in Maldon .

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 Beech Drive (CM3 6XT) in the last 12 months was 64.0 per 1,000 residents and was 48.9% higher than the Althorne average (43.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 35.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 25.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beech Drive (CM3 6XT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Beech Drive, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Heritage Way (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Beech Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elm Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lawlinge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heritage Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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