Total Crime Rate

12.6 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

9.5 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 12.6 1/10
  • Violent crimes 9.5 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.3 2/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • 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
  • 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Essex Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Maldon South , and the 24th lowest crime rate of 205 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 Essex Road (CM9 6JQ) in the last 12 months was 12.6 per 1,000 residents and was 57.9% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Essex Road (CM9 6JQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Granger Avenue, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Courtland Place (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Essex Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Falcon Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Falcon Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Falcon Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Falcon Mews Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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