Total Crime Rate

128.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

88.2 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 128.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 88.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 84.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.7 8/10
  • Other crime 11.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.7 2/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Murston Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Chalkwell , and the 99th 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 Murston Road (ME10 3LB) in the last 12 months was 128.7 per 1,000 residents and was 64.9% lower than the Chalkwell average (366.8 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -85.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 88.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Murston Road (ME10 3LB), the main crime hotspot is near Murston Road. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Murston Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Shortlands Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Murston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Commonwealth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Thomas Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Thomas Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wykeham Road
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenways Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Murston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Murston Road Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Murston Road Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Murston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coombe Drive
Apr 2026Drugs Murston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Woodberry Drive Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Terrace Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Elm Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smeed Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smeed Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shortlands Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shortlands Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shortlands Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wheatcroft Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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