Total Crime Rate

98.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 98.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.6 8/10
  • Drugs 12.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.1 7/10
  • Public order 10.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.1 3/10
  • Other theft 5.1 5/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Oak Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Heybridge East , and the 26th highest crime rate of 206 local areas in Maldon .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oak Road (CM9 4AX) in the last 12 months was 98.7 per 1,000 residents and was 218.6% higher than the Heybridge East average (31.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 60.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 23.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oak Road (CM9 4AX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hillary Close (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Oak Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hazelwood Court
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heywood Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colchester Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Colchester Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences River Ebro Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences River Ebro Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences River Ebro Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences River Ebro Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour River Ebro Road
Sep 2025Burglary Oak Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Oak Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Heywood Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Avocet Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hunt Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Towers Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson B1022 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Triangle Place Local resolution

Data Sources

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