Total Crime Rate
51.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
41.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Peregrine Drive area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Murston , and the 175th lowest crime rate of 453 local areas in Swale .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Peregrine Drive (ME10 4UG) in the last 12 months was 51.3 per 1,000 residents and was 55.4% lower than the Murston average (115.0 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 41.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Peregrine Drive (ME10 4UG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wadham Place, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Peregrine Drive (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Roman| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kestrel Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Gaze Hill Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kestrel Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Harvey Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Peregrine Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Osprey Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Osprey Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fulston Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fulston Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Dalewood | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wadham Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wadham Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wadham Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wadham Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Watling Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wadham Place | Under investigation |
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