Total Crime Rate

180.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

110.3 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 180.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 110.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 99.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.7 8/10
  • Drugs 14.7 9/10
  • Public order 11.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.4 4/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 5/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.7 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Gate Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Maldon East , and the 6th 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 Gate Street (CM9 5QF) in the last 12 months was 180.2 per 1,000 residents and was 105.4% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 110.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gate Street (CM9 5QF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Friary Fields, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Gate Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Silver Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Friary Fields Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Mill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Mill Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Mill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bull Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Silver Street Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Other theft Cromwell Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coach Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order New Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson New Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gate Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gate Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Friars Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Friars Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Square Under investigation
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Data Sources

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