Postcode · Faversham
Crime in ME13 8RU
How much crime is recorded in ME13 8RU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Faversham East
- Council
- Swale
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,408 (2024)
ME13 8RUFaversham
How safe is ME13 8RU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME13 8RU area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
17.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
73
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 8RUNational
Shoplifting23.08.4
Anti-social behaviour17.310.7
Violence and sexual offences13.123.6
Criminal damage and arson6.84.7
Other theft2.64.5
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Public order1.84.6
Robbery1.51.4
Burglary1.59.1
Bicycle theft1.41.0
Theft from the person1.02.1
Other crime1.01.5
Drugs0.62.4
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 6% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.