Total Crime Rate

311.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 311.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 158.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.2 10/10
  • Other theft 15.9 9/10
  • Burglary 9.5 8/10
  • Drugs 6.4 7/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Oak Road area has the highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Murston , and the 26th highest crime rate of 454 local areas in Swale .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oak Road (ME10 3PL) in the last 12 months was 311.1 per 1,000 residents and was 172.6% higher than the Murston average (114.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 163.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 63.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oak Road (ME10 3PL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oak Road, where police recorded 55 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wild Ash Croft (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Oak Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oak Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oak Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gorse Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gorse Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portland Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oak Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oak Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oak Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oak Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Portland Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Portland Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wild Ash Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wild Ash Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Easton Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Croft Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Limehouse Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hutchings Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wild Ash Croft Local resolution
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Data Sources

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