Total Crime Rate

99.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 99.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.9 8/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Murthwaite Court area has the 17th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Queenborough and Halfway , and the 137th highest crime rate of 454 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 Murthwaite Court (ME12 3JR) in the last 12 months was 99.2 per 1,000 residents and was 12.6% lower than the Queenborough and Halfway average (113.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 35.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Murthwaite Court (ME12 3JR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Colwyn Close, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parsonage Chase (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Murthwaite Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Colwyn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Colwyn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wain Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parsonage Chase Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Parsonage Chase Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Turmine Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colwyn Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Poppy Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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