Total Crime Rate

39.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.1 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 39.2 4/10
  • Violent crimes 18.1 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.1 8/10
  • Public order 9.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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
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

Rectory Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Murston , and the 130th 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 Rectory Road (ME10 4LB) in the last 12 months was 39.2 per 1,000 residents and was 65.9% lower than the Murston average (115.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rectory Road (ME10 4LB), the main crime hotspot is near Prince Charles Avenue. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rectory Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Temple Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Blenheim Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fairleas —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Commonwealth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rectory Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Temple Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prince Charles Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Rectory Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rectory Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rectory Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Prince Charles Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prince Charles Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wadham Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wadham Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wadham Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wadham Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wadham Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenways Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longridge Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fairleas —
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Data Sources

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