Total Crime Rate
128.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Darcy Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Burnham-on-Crouch North , and the 15th highest crime rate of 206 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 Darcy Close (CM0 8QY) in the last 12 months was 128.0 per 1,000 residents and was 195.6% higher than the Burnham-on-Crouch North average (43.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 74.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 19.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Darcy Close (CM0 8QY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Glynn Road, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Leas (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Burnham-on-Crouch North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Marsh Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hester Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bramley Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Glynn Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Blackwater Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blackwater Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Leas | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | The Leas | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | The Leas | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blackwater Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hester Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | The Leas | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marsh Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Marsh Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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