Total Crime Rate

311.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Bingham 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 Bingham Road (ME10 3SU) 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 Bingham Road (ME10 3SU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hutchings Close, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Abelyn Avenue (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Murston

Crime Over Time in Bingham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hutchings Close Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 1 of 1

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑