Total Crime Rate
22.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Sassoon Way area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Maldon South , and the 67th lowest crime rate of 205 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 Sassoon Way (CM9 6DW) in the last 12 months was 22.6 per 1,000 residents and was 24.8% lower than the Maldon South average (30.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sassoon Way (CM9 6DW), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Maldon| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Braeburn Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Burns Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Royal Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marlowe Close | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Poulton Close | Under investigation |
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