Total Crime Rate

89.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 89.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.9 6/10
  • Other crime 9.0 9/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Canterbury Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Murston , and the 166th highest crime rate of 454 local areas in Swale .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Canterbury Road (ME10 4JA) in the last 12 months was 89.6 per 1,000 residents and was 21.5% lower than the Murston average (114.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 38.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Canterbury Road (ME10 4JA), the main crime hotspot is near Murston Road. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Canterbury Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wheatcroft Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Smeed Close —
Sep 2025Drugs Murston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St John'S Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodberry Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodberry Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Commonwealth Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wykeham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wykeham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Coombe Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Smeed Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Smeed Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Smeed Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Murston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cowper Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cowper Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Middle Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenways Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenways Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Greenways Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Greenways Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vincent Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vincent Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vincent Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Terrace Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Murston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wykeham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rectory Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wheatcroft Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Wheatcroft Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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