Total Crime Rate

40.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 40.0 4/10
  • Violent crimes 27.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.5 5/10
  • Public order 9.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Milton Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Maldon South , and the 91st highest crime rate of 205 local areas in Maldon .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Milton Road (CM9 6BT) in the last 12 months was 40.0 per 1,000 residents and was 33.3% higher than the Maldon South average (30.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 27.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Milton Road (CM9 6BT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Braeburn Drive, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Courtland Place (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Milton Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Braeburn Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burns Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marlowe Close Formal action is not in the public interest

Data Sources

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