Postcode · Faversham
Crime in ME13 8FG
How much crime is recorded in ME13 8FG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Faversham East
- Council
- Swale
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,720 (2024)
ME13 8FGFaversham
How safe is ME13 8FG
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 39.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME13 8FG 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
39.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
70
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 8FGNational
Violence and sexual offences30.923.6
Burglary10.49.1
Anti-social behaviour8.710.7
Other theft7.54.5
Drugs5.22.4
Vehicle crime4.93.5
Criminal damage and arson4.24.7
Other crime2.61.5
Public order1.34.6
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 8% 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.