Total Crime Rate

225.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

141.3 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 225.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 141.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 95.1 10/10
  • Public order 43.5 10/10
  • Drugs 27.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.6 8/10
  • Shoplifting 10.9 5/10
  • Other theft 8.2 7/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hunt Avenue area has the highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Heybridge East , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 205 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 Hunt Avenue (CM9 4TZ) in the last 12 months was 225.5 per 1,000 residents and was 702.9% 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 141.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hunt Avenue (CM9 4TZ), the main crime hotspot is near Everest Way. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hunt Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Square —
Apr 2026Other theft The Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Everest Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Everest Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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