Total Crime Rate

98.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 98.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 55.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.3 8/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Castle Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Murston , and the 145th 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 Castle Road (ME10 3FX) in the last 12 months was 98.7 per 1,000 residents and was 14.1% lower 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 55.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Castle Road (ME10 3FX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Golden Court, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Church Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Castle Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sunny Bank Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sunny Bank Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hugh Price Close

Data Sources

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