Total Crime Rate

150.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

72.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 150.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 72.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.5 7/10
  • Burglary 5.0 6/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Other theft 5.0 5/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Commonwealth Close area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Chalkwell , and the 74th highest crime rate of 453 local areas in Swale .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Commonwealth Close (ME10 4UB) in the last 12 months was 150.0 per 1,000 residents and was 59.1% lower than the Chalkwell average (366.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 72.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Commonwealth Close (ME10 4UB), the main crime hotspot is near Murston Road. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Commonwealth Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Thomas Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Woodberry Drive Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Shortlands Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shortlands Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shortlands Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shortlands Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Thomas Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thomas Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Terrace Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Terrace Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frensham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Gaze Hill Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Rectory Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Commonwealth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs School Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences School Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Murston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Murston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Murston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Murston Road Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Murston Road Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Other crime Murston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenways Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rectory Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Thomas Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rectory Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Temple Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rectory Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Temple Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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