Total Crime Rate

116.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

65.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 116.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 65.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.6 6/10
  • Other crime 7.6 9/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Public order 5.1 4/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Waring Avenue area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Heybridge East , and the 18th highest crime rate of 205 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 Waring Avenue (CM9 4DG) in the last 12 months was 116.2 per 1,000 residents and was 313.5% higher than the Heybridge East average (28.1 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 Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 65.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waring Avenue (CM9 4DG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Spickets Drive, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near River Ebro Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Waring Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Heywood Court Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Spickets Drive Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Other crime Spickets Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Andrews Way —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Andrews Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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