Total Crime Rate

136.0 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 136.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.7 7/10
  • Other crime 11.0 10/10
  • Public order 11.0 8/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.7 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Silver Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Maldon East , and the 11th highest crime rate of 206 local areas in Maldon .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Silver Street (CM9 4QE) in the last 12 months was 136.0 per 1,000 residents and was 71.4% higher than the Maldon East average (79.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -56.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 58.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Silver Street (CM9 4QE), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Silver Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting White Horse Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson West Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Silver Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Silver Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting White Horse Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bull Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Friars Lane Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mill Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Mill Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Silver Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Silver Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Chase Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Friary Fields Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Friary Fields
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Old Mill Close 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

Data Sources

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