Total Crime Rate

141.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 141.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 84.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 21.0 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.0 4/10
  • Burglary 9.0 8/10
  • Other crime 6.0 8/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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
  • 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

Honeysuckle Court area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Murston , and the 86th 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 Honeysuckle Court (ME10 3QP) in the last 12 months was 141.1 per 1,000 residents and was 22.7% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 180.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 21.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Honeysuckle Court (ME10 3QP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gorse Road, where police recorded 47 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Broom Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Honeysuckle Court area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gorse Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gorse Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sunny Bank Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Eagles Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Gorse Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Gorse Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gorse Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wykeham Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Broom Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Broom Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gorse Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Gorse Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Portland Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sunny Bank Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wild Ash Croft
Apr 2026Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hugh Price Close
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

Data Sources

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