Total Crime Rate
10.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Plume Avenue area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Maldon South , and the 21st lowest 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 Plume Avenue (CM9 6LD) in the last 12 months was 10.7 per 1,000 residents and was 62.4% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Plume Avenue (CM9 6LD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Granger Avenue, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Warwick Close (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Maldon South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Granger Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Granger Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Granger Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Granger Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Plume Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Courtland Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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