Total Crime Rate

142.4 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 142.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 100.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.9 8/10
  • Burglary 9.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 2/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Other theft 3.2 3/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Acacia Drive area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Maldon South , and the 10th 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 Acacia Drive (CM9 6AW) in the last 12 months was 142.4 per 1,000 residents and was 401.0% higher than the Maldon South average (28.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 103.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 52.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 125.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Acacia Drive (CM9 6AW), the main crime hotspot is near Suffolk Road. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Acacia Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Suffolk Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchard Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Suffolk Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Norfolk Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plume Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Suffolk Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Granger Avenue
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Granger Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Viking Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Granger Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Granger Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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