Total Crime Rate

54.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 54.7 5/10
  • Violent crimes 32.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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
  • 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

Oak Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Murston , and the 195th lowest crime rate of 453 local areas in Swale .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oak Road (ME10 3PF) in the last 12 months was 54.7 per 1,000 residents and was 52.4% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 32.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oak Road (ME10 3PF), the main crime hotspot is near Oak Road. Police recorded 83 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Oak Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Broom Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gorse Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Broom Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oak Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tonge Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oak Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hargraves Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oak Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Portland Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Oak Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Gorse Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gorse Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gorse Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Gorse Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eagles Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Eveas Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wild Ash Croft —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oak Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Oak Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gorse Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Gorse Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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