Total Crime Rate

557.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 557.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 200.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 130.3 10/10
  • Public order 51.5 10/10
  • Other theft 42.4 10/10
  • Drugs 39.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.2 9/10
  • Other crime 9.1 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.1 10/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Anchorage Hill area has the highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Maldon East , and the highest crime rate of 206 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 Anchorage Hill (CM9 4LG) in the last 12 months was 557.6 per 1,000 residents and was 602.7% higher than the Maldon East average (79.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 66 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 63 (≈ 190.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Anchorage Hill (CM9 4LG), the main crime hotspot is near B1018. Police recorded 62 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Anchorage Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/30)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons B1018 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bull Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Butt Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Silver Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting White Horse Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting White Horse Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Silver Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Silver Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime B1018 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Mill Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Friary Fields —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Friary Fields Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs B1018 Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mill Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Silver Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Old Mill Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences America Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Mill Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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