Total Crime Rate

183.1 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 183.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 34.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.7 5/10
  • Drugs 8.7 8/10
  • Public order 8.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

High Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Maldon East , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 206 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 High Street (CM9 5EP) in the last 12 months was 183.1 per 1,000 residents and was 130.8% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 90.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (CM9 5EP), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting White Horse Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Silver Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Silver Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Silver Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Silver Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting White Horse Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Butt Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bull Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mill Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences America Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Mill Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Friars Lane Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Mill Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Friary Fields —
Sep 2025Public order Wantz Haven Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Friary Fields Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Old Mill Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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