Total Crime Rate
98.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
63.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Colchester Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Heybridge East , and the 32nd 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 Colchester Road (CM9 4AL) in the last 12 months was 98.7 per 1,000 residents and was 251.5% higher than the Heybridge East average (28.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 63.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Colchester Road (CM9 4AL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hillary Close (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Maldon| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hazelwood Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hazelwood Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hazelwood Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hazelwood Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Heywood Court | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kittiwake Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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