Total Crime Rate
56.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
35.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Sandpit Lane area has the 14th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Burnham-on-Crouch North , and the 61st highest crime rate of 205 local areas in Maldon .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Sandpit Lane (CM0 8EE) in the last 12 months was 56.5 per 1,000 residents and was 8.5% higher than the Burnham-on-Crouch North average (52.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 34.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sandpit Lane (CM0 8EE), the main crime hotspot is near New Road. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Burnham-on-Crouch North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dunkirk Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bramley Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alamein Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Pippins Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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