Tolleshunt D'Arcy, Maldon: Safety
Safety
Tolleshunt D'Arcy is genuinely quiet. Crime rates here sit well below both UK and East of England averages, and they're getting better year on year.
In 2024, the neighbourhood recorded 31.2 crimes per 1,000 people. That dropped to 27.3 in 2025 — less than a third of the UK average of 88.6 and well below the regional figure of 70.7. Anti-social behaviour is notably low compared to national levels.
To put that in perspective, neighbouring areas like Marks Tey and Layer recorded over 100 crimes per 1,000 people in 2025. Tolleshunt D'Arcy's figures stand out sharply against those. The numbers confirm what you'd expect from a rural neighbourhood like this one.
Source: police-recorded crime for Tolleshunt D'Arcy ward (Essex Police, data.police.uk), Jan 2024–Aug 2026; residents from Census 2021. This summary may predate the latest data release; the table below has the current figures.
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Crime rate comparison
Crimes per 1,000 residents, Jan–Dec 2025. Tolleshunt D'Arcy ward: Essex Police data via data.police.uk; residents from Census 2021. Averages are for all wards in the area over the same months. Planna's safety index uses the latest 12 months instead, so it can differ.
2024
2025
Jan–Aug 2026
Tolleshunt D'Arcy ward
Crimes/1,000 residents
25.5
Lower than
UK average (England, Wales & N. Ireland)
98.8
Lower than
East of England region average
81.9
Neighbouring wards
Lower than
Heybridge East
28.8
Similar to
Great Totham
23.8
Higher than
Tollesbury
13.4
Lower than
Marks Tey and Layer
60.4
Lower than
Tiptree
46.6
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Types of Crime
Share of police-recorded crimes in Tolleshunt D'Arcy ward and the East of England region average, Jan–Dec 2025.
This ward
Regional average
- Violent offences53%38%
- Burglary10%3%
- Other theft8%7%
- Criminal damage and arson8%8%
- Public order6%6%
- Anti-social behaviour5%14%
- Vehicle crime4%5%
- Drugs3%3%
- Possession of weapons2%1%
- Shoplifting1%8%
