Elmstead Market & Ardleigh
Middle areaNorth west Tendring. 7,227 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 55 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Elmstead Market & Ardleigh live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Elmstead Market & Ardleigh
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Elmstead Market & Ardleigh at a rate of 58.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 94.0 per 1,000 people across Tendring.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 190 |
| Other crime | 73 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 45 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 42 |
| Vehicle crime | 39 |
| Burglary | 17 |
| Shoplifting | 10 |
| Drug offences | 8 |
| Robbery | 0 |
| Theft from the person | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Elmstead Market & Ardleigh compares
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Is Elmstead Market & Ardleigh safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Elmstead Market & Ardleigh at a rate of 58.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 94.0 per 1,000 people across Tendring.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 43 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Elmstead Market & Ardleigh.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (190), other crime (73) and criminal damage and arson (45).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Tendring
These figures are published for the whole of Tendring, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Tendring and not Elmstead Market & Ardleigh alone. See Tendring
Elmstead Market & Ardleigh in brief
The median price paid for a home in Elmstead Market & Ardleigh was £410,000 in 2025.
Elmstead Market & Ardleigh had 6,108 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Elmstead Market & Ardleigh live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Elmstead Market & Ardleigh, 90.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.