Total Crime Rate

39.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 39.5 4/10
  • Violent crimes 32.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.0 5/10
  • Public order 9.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • 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
  • Other 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

Lawling Avenue area has the 13th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Heybridge East , and the 94th highest crime rate of 205 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 Lawling Avenue (CM9 4YT) in the last 12 months was 39.5 per 1,000 residents and was 40.5% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 32.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lawling Avenue (CM9 4YT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mayland Close, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dunlin Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lawling Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kittiwake Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawling Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wagtail Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Virley Close Local resolution
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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