Total Crime Rate

93.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 93.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 37.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.8 8/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Thomas Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Chalkwell , and the 149th highest crime rate of 453 local areas in Swale .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Thomas Road (ME10 3AN) in the last 12 months was 93.2 per 1,000 residents and was 74.6% lower than the Chalkwell average (366.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 37.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thomas Road (ME10 3AN), the main crime hotspot is near Murston Road. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Thomas Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/43)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences School Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thomas Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rectory Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Rectory Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rectory Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Shortlands Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shortlands Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shortlands Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shortlands Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wheatcroft Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wheatcroft Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smeed Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smeed Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs School Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Terrace Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smeed Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Murston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Murston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Murston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Murston Road Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Murston Road Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Other crime Murston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Elm Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenways Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frensham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Terrace Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rectory Road —
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Data Sources

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