Total Crime Rate

133.1 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 133.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Drugs 7.6 7/10
  • Other crime 7.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Salisbury Close area has the 6th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Murston , and the 98th highest crime rate of 454 local areas in Swale .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Salisbury Close (ME10 3BL) in the last 12 months was 133.1 per 1,000 residents and was 16.6% higher 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (β‰ˆ 79.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Salisbury Close (ME10 3BL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oak Road, where police recorded 55 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gladstone Drive (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Salisbury Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Easton Drive β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Croft Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oak Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oak Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vincent Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vincent Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vincent Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oak Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tonge Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tonge Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tonge Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tonge Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oak Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oak Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peel Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rosebery Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peel Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Coombe Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peel Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oak Road β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Limehouse Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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