Postcode district · Burnham-on-Crouch
Crime in CM0
How much crime is recorded in CM0, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Maldon
- Region
- East of England
- Population
- 19,145 (2024)
CM0Postcode district · Burnham-on-Crouch
How safe is CM0
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in CM0, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
24.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
43
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
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).
CM0National
Violence and sexual offences22.423.6
Anti-social behaviour5.610.7
Shoplifting3.78.4
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Public order2.84.6
Other theft2.74.5
Burglary1.79.1
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Other crime1.11.5
Drugs0.92.4
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Robbery0.61.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 27% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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.