Postcode · Maldon
Crime in CM9 5EA
How much crime is recorded in CM9 5EA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Maldon South
- Council
- Maldon
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,140 (2024)
How safe is CM9 5EA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 12.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CM9 5EA area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
12.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
24
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 5EANational
Violence and sexual offences10.323.6
Burglary3.39.1
Public order3.04.6
Anti-social behaviour2.410.7
Other theft1.74.5
Criminal damage and arson1.54.7
Other crime1.21.5
Drugs1.12.4
Shoplifting1.08.4
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 65% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.