Total Crime Rate
180.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
110.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Silver Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Maldon East , and the 6th highest crime rate of 205 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 Silver Street (CM9 4QE) in the last 12 months was 180.2 per 1,000 residents and was 105.4% higher than the Maldon East average (87.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 110.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Silver Street (CM9 4QE), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Maldon| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | West Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Cromwell Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Old Mill Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fullbridge | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Friary Fields | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Mill Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mill Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Mill Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Mill Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bull Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Silver Street | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Silver Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coach Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | New Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | New Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gate Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gate Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Friars Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Friars Lane | Local resolution |
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