Total Crime Rate

125.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 125.4 8/10
  • Shoplifting 35.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.4 8/10
  • Public order 14.6 8/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 2/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 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 8th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Maldon East , and the 17th 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 5PF) in the last 12 months was 125.4 per 1,000 residents and was 58.0% 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 12 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 Criminal damage and arson ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 52.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (CM9 5PF), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 24 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Silver Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mill Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bull Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting White Horse Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting White Horse Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson West Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Old Mill Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Mill Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Friars Lane Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Friary Fields Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Friary Fields
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Silver Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Silver Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Silver Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Butt Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Mill Lane Under investigation

Data Sources

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