Total Crime Rate
189.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
87.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Victoria Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Maldon East , and the 4th highest crime rate of 205 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 Victoria Road (CM9 5HE) in the last 12 months was 189.0 per 1,000 residents and was 115.4% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -14.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 87.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Victoria Road (CM9 5HE), the main crime hotspot is near Tait Mews. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 15 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Tenterfield Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Quayside Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Quayside Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Quayside Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Quayside Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Victoria Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Victoria Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Victoria Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Wantz Chase | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Barrell Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Butt Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | America Street | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Wantz Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Wantz Road | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wantz Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wantz Road | Under investigation |
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