Total Crime Rate

89.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 89.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.9 6/10
  • Other crime 9.0 9/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ambleside area has the 10th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Murston , and the 166th highest crime rate of 454 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 Ambleside (ME10 3BE) in the last 12 months was 89.6 per 1,000 residents and was 21.5% lower than the Murston average (114.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 38.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ambleside (ME10 3BE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tonge Road, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Prince Charles Avenue (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ambleside area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Greenways Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wheatcroft Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Greenways Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wykeham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wykeham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodberry Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wykeham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Wheatcroft Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wheatcroft Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wheatcroft Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vincent Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tonge Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tonge Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tonge Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tonge Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodberry Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenways Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenways Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vincent Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Coombe Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Middle Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vincent Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St John'S Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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