Total Crime Rate

48.8 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 48.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.1 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • 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
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Orchard Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Maldon South , and the 69th highest crime rate of 206 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 Orchard Road (CM9 6EW) in the last 12 months was 48.8 per 1,000 residents and was 71.6% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 36.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orchard Road (CM9 6EW), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Orchard Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Granger Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Granger Avenue —
Sep 2025Burglary Norfolk Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plume Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Granger Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchard Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Granger Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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