Postcode · Faversham
Crime in ME13 0TE
How much crime is recorded in ME13 0TE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Teynham & Badlesmere
- Council
- Swale
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,836 (2024)
ME13 0TEFaversham
How safe is ME13 0TE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME13 0TE area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
21.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
62
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
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 0TENational
Anti-social behaviour23.410.7
Violence and sexual offences16.823.6
Other theft7.54.5
Burglary6.19.1
Criminal damage and arson5.14.7
Vehicle crime2.73.5
Other crime2.11.5
Public order1.34.6
Shoplifting0.88.4
Robbery0.41.4
Drugs0.42.4
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 27% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.