Total Crime Rate
33.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Minster Way area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Maldon South , and the 100th lowest crime rate of 206 local areas in Maldon .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Minster Way (CM9 6YT) in the last 12 months was 33.1 per 1,000 residents and was 16.6% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 21.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Minster Way (CM9 6YT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Crayford Close, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Meteor Drive (18 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 | Whitley Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Meteor Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Whitley Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Defiant Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hereford Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Keeble Park | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Meteor Drive | Under investigation |
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