Total Crime Rate

29.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.3 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 29.4 3/10
  • Violent crimes 16.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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

Maldon Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in New Town and Christ Church , and the 169th lowest crime rate of 619 local areas in Colchester .

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 Maldon Road (CO3 3BJ) in the last 12 months was 29.4 per 1,000 residents and was 75.7% lower than the New Town and Christ Church average (121.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Maldon Road (CO3 3BJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Helena Road, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Constantine Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Maldon Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Helena Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Helena Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Helena Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary St Helena Road Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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