Total Crime Rate
121.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
91.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Salisbury Close area has the 7th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Murston , and the 104th highest crime rate of 453 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 3BP) in the last 12 months was 121.7 per 1,000 residents and was 5.8% higher than the Murston average (115.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 91.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Salisbury Close (ME10 3BP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Vincent Road, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gladstone Drive (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Murston| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Vincent Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rosebery Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Rosebery Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Rosebery Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Gladstone Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Eveas Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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