Total Crime Rate

17.0 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 17.0 2/10
  • Other theft 8.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.2 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Wagtail Drive area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Heybridge East , and the 47th lowest crime rate of 206 local areas in Maldon .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wagtail Drive (CM9 4UD) in the last 12 months was 17.0 per 1,000 residents and was 45.3% lower than the Heybridge East average (31.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -91.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -91.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wagtail Drive (CM9 4UD), the main crime hotspot is near Mayland Close. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wagtail Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingfisher Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Avocet Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coopers Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wagtail Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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