Total Crime Rate

143.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

63.4 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 143.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 63.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.8 7/10
  • Drugs 11.7 9/10
  • Other crime 9.4 9/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Elm Grove area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Chalkwell , and the 82nd 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 Elm Grove (ME10 3LX) in the last 12 months was 143.2 per 1,000 residents and was 61.0% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 63.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elm Grove (ME10 3LX), 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 Elm Grove area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Murston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keswick Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Terrace Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Terrace Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frensham Close 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 Smeed Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Elm Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Murston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wykeham Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coombe Drive
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Keswick Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Thomas Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Commonwealth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Thomas Road 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Thomas Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Woodberry Drive Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wheatcroft Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Thomas Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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