Total Crime Rate

125.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 125.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 56.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 45.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Tonge Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Murston , and the 102nd highest crime rate of 453 local areas in Swale .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Tonge Road (ME10 3NR) in the last 12 months was 125.3 per 1,000 residents and was 9.0% higher than the Murston average (115.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 45.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tonge Road (ME10 3NR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oak Road, where police recorded 83 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wheatcroft Close (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Tonge Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/45)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wheatcroft Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Gorse Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gorse Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oak Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oak Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oak Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Oak Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Oak Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gorse 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 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oak Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tonge Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wild Ash Croft —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sunny Bank Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sunny Bank Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eagles Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Gorse Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gorse Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wheatcroft Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frensham Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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