Crime Rate in Murston, ward

Murston has the 7th highest crime rate of 24 wards in Swale district and the 1291st highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 150th highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Murston in the last 12 months was 114.1 per 1,000 residents and was 6.4% higher than the Swale district average (107.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Murston’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 295 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 4 cases , down -20.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 56.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 330 (≈ 46.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Murston ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Oak Road, with 55 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Murston Road (27 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.