Total Crime Rate
29.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Longship Way area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Maldon South , and the 91st lowest crime rate of 206 local areas in Maldon .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Longship Way (CM9 6UJ) in the last 12 months was 29.1 per 1,000 residents and was 2.3% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 17.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Longship Way (CM9 6UJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Crayford Close, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Suffolk Road (28 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 | Viking Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Suffolk Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Suffolk Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Suffolk Road | Under investigation |
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