Postcode · Faversham
Crime in ME13 3BZ
How much crime is recorded in ME13 3BZ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Faversham East
- Council
- Swale
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,011 (2024)
ME13 3BZFaversham
How safe is ME13 3BZ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 38.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME13 3BZ area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
38.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
122
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 3BZNational
Violence and sexual offences30.723.6
Shoplifting29.58.4
Anti-social behaviour26.810.7
Criminal damage and arson10.14.7
Other theft7.44.5
Burglary7.29.1
Public order6.04.6
Vehicle crime3.73.5
Robbery2.01.4
Other crime1.41.5
Theft from the person0.82.1
Drugs0.82.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 9% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.