Postcode · Faversham
Crime in ME13 8HN
How much crime is recorded in ME13 8HN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Faversham East
- Council
- Swale
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,275 (2024)
ME13 8HNFaversham
How safe is ME13 8HN
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME13 8HN area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
24.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
46
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 8HNNational
Violence and sexual offences20.023.6
Anti-social behaviour12.210.7
Burglary4.09.1
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Vehicle crime3.13.5
Other crime2.31.5
Other theft2.34.5
Drugs0.52.4
Public order0.34.6
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 38% 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.