Postcode · Faversham
Crime in ME13 7FN
How much crime is recorded in ME13 7FN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Faversham West
- Council
- Swale
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,671 (2024)
ME13 7FNFaversham
How safe is ME13 7FN
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME13 7FN 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
21.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
68
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 7FNNational
Anti-social behaviour16.410.7
Violence and sexual offences14.523.6
Shoplifting12.78.4
Criminal damage and arson7.24.7
Vehicle crime4.63.5
Public order3.94.6
Other theft2.84.5
Burglary2.59.1
Other crime1.91.5
Robbery1.71.4
Drugs0.72.4
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 79% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.