Total Crime Rate

106.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

62.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 106.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 62.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.7 7/10
  • Burglary 24.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.5 7/10
  • Public order 14.5 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Embleton Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Maldon South , and the 25th highest crime rate of 205 local areas in Maldon .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Embleton Close (CM9 6FX) in the last 12 months was 106.3 per 1,000 residents and was 254.3% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 14.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 62.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Embleton Close (CM9 6FX), the main crime hotspot is near Corbett Place. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Embleton Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corbett Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corbett Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Embleton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crayford Close —
Apr 2026Public order Crayford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Crayford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Crayford Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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