Maldon District Community Safety Partnership implements measures aimed at preventing vandalism within the area. These measures include:

• CCTV
• Education
• Youth Diversionary Schemes
• Street lighting
• Enforcement campaigns

For further information on issues of crime and disorder, and community safety please contact Maldon District Community Safety Team on 01621 854477 or by using our online Contact the Community Safety e-form.

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Criminal Damage and How to Report It 

Council Owned Property



Often members of the public are the first to spot vandalism to Council owner property. In some cases, as in the picture above, the vandalism is so serious that it could result in injury to a member of the public.

If that is the case involving Maldon District Council owned property please pass the information to the duty Park Ranger, telephone number 07771 935330.

Where a crime is happening now or if anyone is in immediate danger telephone 999 to contact the police when an "immediate" response is required. This should not be used for less urgent cases as it ties up the emergency line and may delay a really urgent call for help.

Maldon District Council is committed to repairing damage and removing graffiti from its own property as quickly as possible. Most property in the District is not owned by us and as such the repairs are out of our control.

If you would like to report by e-mail any incidents of vandalism that have occurred in the Maldon District which do not require urgent attention, you can email us on maintenance@maldon.gov.uk. 

Toilets
Vandalism of toilets in the district should be reported to maintenance@maldon.gov.uk.

Parks and Open Spaces
Vandalism and graffiti in the below listed parks and open spaces should be reported to maintenance@maldon.gov.uk.:

• Burnham on Crouch: Burnham on Crouch Cemetery ,Hester Place ,Riverside Park.
• Heybridge: Drapers Farm, Elms Farm Park, Heybridge Cemetery, Oak Tree Meadow, The Leas pocket park.
• Heybridge Basin St George's Field.
• Maldon: Promenade Park, Cherry Gardens pocket park, Longfields, Maldon Cemetery, The Downs, West Maldon Recreation Ground, Wycke Meadow Nature Reserve.
• Southminster: Southfield Way, Seasons Wood.

Other parks, open spaces and playing fields may be owned by the local Parish Council or Housing Association. The local Parish Clerk will be able to assist you with details of the owner of green spaces within their parish. 

Car Parks:
Vandalism of District car parks should be reported to maintenance@maldon.gov.uk.

Roads and Street Furniture
Any vandalism of roads, street furniture, bus shelters, lamp posts etc should be reported to Essex County Council's Highways 

Street Lighting
David Webster Lighting are contracted by Essex County Council to maintain street lighting in this area. Reports of defective street lighting can be made directly to Non-Council Property here. 

Vandalism of other non-council property should be reported to the owners or where the owners are not known, to the police.

The local contact telephone number for the Essex Police is 01245 491212.

Reporting criminal damage to your own property
It is important that all cases of criminal damage are reported to the Essex Police so that a picture of the anti-social behaviour problems in the area can be built up and Police resources put into the correct areas.

If you are a victim of criminal damage then please visit or contact your local police station – Telephone 01245 491212 or report the crime via the online minor crime reporting facility.

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