Total Crime Rate

88.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 88.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.0 7/10
  • Burglary 11.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.2 5/10
  • Other theft 8.5 7/10
  • Public order 6.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.1 4/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Oyster Mews area has the 6th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Heybridge East , and the 32nd 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 Oyster Mews (CM9 4DA) in the last 12 months was 88.4 per 1,000 residents and was 185.4% 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 Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( 16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 42.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 108.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 547.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oyster Mews (CM9 4DA), the main crime hotspot is near Lewis Way. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Oyster Mews area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lewis Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maypole Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Orchard Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Lewis Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lewis Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hinton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lewis Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lewis Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Samian Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Maypole Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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