Total Crime Rate

151.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 151.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 88.9 10/10
  • Other theft 14.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.1 7/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.7 2/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Shoplifting 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Ash Grove area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Heybridge East , and the 6th highest crime rate of 206 local areas in Maldon .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ash Grove (CM9 4BB) in the last 12 months was 151.9 per 1,000 residents and was 390.0% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 100.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 440.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

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Crime Over Time in Ash Grove area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket 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 River Ebro Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences River Ebro Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heywood Court Unable to prosecute suspect
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 St Andrews Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hazelwood Court
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson B1022 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Heywood Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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