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Crime in CM0 8

How much crime is recorded in CM0 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Maldon
Region
East of England
Population
11,383 (2024)
Crime

How safe is CM0 8

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in CM0 8, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
24.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
44
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

CM0 8National
Violence and sexual offences21.423.6
Anti-social behaviour6.110.7
Shoplifting4.28.4
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Public order3.04.6
Burglary2.19.1
Other theft2.14.5
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Other crime1.11.5
Drugs0.92.4
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Robbery0.51.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 32% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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10
20
30
40
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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