Total Crime Rate
15.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Masefield Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Maldon South , and the 39th lowest crime rate of 206 local areas in Maldon .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Masefield Road (CM9 6DF) in the last 12 months was 15.0 per 1,000 residents and was 47.1% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Masefield Road (CM9 6DF), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Maldon South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Poulton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marlowe Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Longfellow Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Poulton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Coleridge Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marlowe Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Francis Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Poulton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Browning Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Braeburn Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Frobisher Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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