Total Crime Rate

439.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

160.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 439.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 160.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 115.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 106.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.5 9/10
  • Public order 45.5 10/10
  • Drugs 36.4 10/10
  • Other theft 27.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.2 9/10
  • Other crime 6.1 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.1 8/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · 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 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 Downs Road (CM9 5HG) in the last 12 months was 439.4 per 1,000 residents and was 400.9% higher than the Maldon East average (87.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 160.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Downs Road (CM9 5HG), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Downs Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Victoria Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quayside Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quayside Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quayside Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Quayside Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Victoria Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Victoria Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Butt Lane —
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs America Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Wantz Chase Formal action is not in the public interest
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Data Sources

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