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Crime in CM3 6AE

How much crime is recorded in CM3 6AE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Mayland, Althorne & Cold Norton
Council
Maldon
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,392 (2024)
Crime

How safe is CM3 6AE

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CM3 6AE area, 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
22.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
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).

CM3 6AENational
Violence and sexual offences21.823.6
Drugs2.12.4
Public order1.84.6
Criminal damage and arson1.84.7
Anti-social behaviour1.810.7
Other crime0.91.5
Other theft0.64.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Burglary0.19.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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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