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

Downs Road 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 Downs Road (CM9 5HG) 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 Downs Road (CM9 5HG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Station Road, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near North Street (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Downs Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs North Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Butt Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 Victoria Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Tait Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tait Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Station Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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