Total Crime Rate

59.5 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 59.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.7 6/10
  • Public order 11.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Shoplifting 7.4 5/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Towers Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Heybridge East , and the 55th highest crime rate of 206 local areas in Maldon .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Towers Road (CM9 4AP) in the last 12 months was 59.5 per 1,000 residents and was 91.9% higher than the Heybridge East average (31.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 40.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Towers Road (CM9 4AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wood Road (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Towers Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Triangle Place Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingfisher Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Avocet Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Towers Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson B1022 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Oak Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Oak Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Colchester Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hazelwood Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colchester Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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