Total Crime Rate

140.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

79.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 140.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 79.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Peel Drive area has the 4th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Murston , and the 87th 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 Peel Drive (ME10 3BS) in the last 12 months was 140.2 per 1,000 residents and was 21.9% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 79.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Peel Drive (ME10 3BS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oak Road, where police recorded 83 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.

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Crime Over Time in Peel Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oak Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Oak Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oak Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Vincent Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oak Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tonge Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gladstone Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Oak Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Eveas Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keswick Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Keswick Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coombe Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oak Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rosebery Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Rosebery Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rosebery Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Portland Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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