Crime Rates at Hutchings Close, Sittingbourne, ME10 3QA

Hutchings Close area has the lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Murston , and the 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 Hutchings Close (ME10 3QA) in the last 12 months was 2.7 per 1,000 residents and was 97.6% 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 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hutchings Close (ME10 3QA), 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.