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Crime in Maldon by area

Every neighbourhood we cover, ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents a year, from police.uk figures for June to August 2026. Highest first. Pick a type of crime to re-rank, or tap a column to sort.

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1,074crimes recordedJune to August 2026
+25%on the 3 months beforemore crime
Tolleshunt D'Arcylowest rate2.5 per 1,000 a year
36middle areacrimes per 1,000 a year

Darker means more crime per resident. Tap an area for its page.

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Most improved: Heybridge (22%), Maldon (23%) and Burnham-on-Crouch (53%), compared with the three months before.

Every area, ranked

#Most common
1LatchingdonCM3 · 1,510 residents 84.8▲ 60%violence
2Burnham-on-CrouchCM0 · 8,850 residents 83.6▲ 53%violence
3MaldonCM9 · 23,843 residents 83▲ 23%violence
4SouthminsterCM0 · 4,829 residents 82.8▲ 69%violence
5HeybridgeCM9 · 19,466 residents 82▲ 22%violence
6TollesburyCM9 · 2,087 residents 47.9▲ 19%violence
7Wickham BishopsCM8 · 2,086 residents 36.4▼ 17%violence
8TillinghamCM0 · 2,332 residents 36▲ 40%violence
9Great TothamCM9 · 1,704 residents 32.9▲ 40%violence
10MaylandseaCM3 · 3,873 residents 31▼ 3%violence
11MaylandCM3 · 3,873 residents 30▲ 4%violence
12Tolleshunt KnightsCO5 · 3,176 residents 20.20%violence
13Woodham WalterCM9 · 1,605 residents 17.4–violence
14PurleighCM3 · 1,652 residents 12.1–anti-social behaviour
15St LawrenceCM0 · 1,923 residents 10.4–violence
16Tolleshunt D'ArcyCM9 · 1,628 residents 2.5–theft

Change compares the last three months with the three before. A dash means too few crimes to compare fairly.

Why busy centres look worst

Crimes are counted where they happen, but residents are counted where they live. Town centres and shopping areas have lots of shops, bars and visitors and not many residents, so their rates come out high even though most people there are just passing through.

How we work it out

Each area is a circle round its middle, the same as on its MeBabber page. We count the crimes police.uk records inside the circle over the last three months and turn that into a yearly figure, then divide by the number of people who live inside the circle, from the 2021 Census. Police locations are moved slightly on purpose to protect victims, so treat small differences between neighbouring areas with a pinch of salt.

Sources: data.police.uk and the Office for National Statistics, both under the Open Government Licence. Figures update every month.

Crime in every area

Questions people ask

Which areas of Maldon have the lowest crime?

Over June to August 2026, the areas with the fewest crimes per 1,000 residents were Tolleshunt D'Arcy, St Lawrence, Purleigh, Woodham Walter and Tolleshunt Knights.

Which areas of Maldon have the highest crime?

Leaving aside the big shopping and industrial areas, where visitors and workers push the figures up, the highest rates over June to August 2026 were in Latchingdon, Burnham-on-Crouch, Maldon, Southminster and Heybridge.

Is crime going up or down in Maldon?

Across Maldon, 1,074 crimes were recorded over June to August 2026, 25% more than the three months before.

How is crime per 1,000 residents worked out?

We count the crimes police.uk records inside each area, turn the last three months into a yearly figure, and divide by the number of people who live there from the 2021 Census.