Total Crime Rate

46.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 46.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Burns Close area has the 8th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Maldon South , and the 75th highest crime rate of 206 local areas in Maldon .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Burns Close (CM9 6DN) in the last 12 months was 46.2 per 1,000 residents and was 62.4% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 21.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Burns Close (CM9 6DN), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Burns Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Longfellow Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Poulton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Poulton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marlowe Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marlowe Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coleridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Frobisher Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Browning Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Francis Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Braeburn Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Poulton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Royal Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warwick Drive Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warwick Drive Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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