PropertyEngine Logo
Postcode sector · Faversham

Crime in ME13 0

How much crime is recorded in ME13 0, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Swale
Region
South East
Population
13,971 (2024)
Crime

How safe is ME13 0

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in ME13 0, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
17.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
42
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

ME13 0National
Violence and sexual offences12.223.6
Anti-social behaviour10.910.7
Burglary6.69.1
Criminal damage and arson4.54.7
Other theft3.94.5
Vehicle crime3.53.5
Public order1.64.6
Other crime1.51.5
Drugs1.42.4
Shoplifting0.88.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Robbery0.41.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 17% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

Explore

Look up another area

Postcodes in this sector

Show all 204 postcodes