Postcode · Maldon
Crime in CM9 4AB
How much crime is recorded in CM9 4AB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Heybridge
- Council
- Maldon
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,631 (2024)
CM9 4ABMaldon
How safe is CM9 4AB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 36.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CM9 4AB area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
36.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
62
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).
CM9 4ABNational
Violence and sexual offences32.823.6
Burglary9.29.1
Criminal damage and arson5.84.7
Anti-social behaviour5.610.7
Public order5.54.6
Drugs3.92.4
Other theft2.84.5
Shoplifting1.18.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Other crime0.51.5
Robbery0.31.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.