Postcode · Faversham
Crime in ME13 9AY
How much crime is recorded in ME13 9AY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Boughton & Selling
- Council
- Swale
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,498 (2024)
ME13 9AYFaversham
How safe is ME13 9AY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME13 9AY 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
21.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
31
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 9AYNational
Violence and sexual offences16.323.6
Vehicle crime4.23.5
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Anti-social behaviour2.010.7
Other crime1.61.5
Public order1.04.6
Burglary0.89.1
Other theft0.84.5
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Shoplifting0.58.4
Drugs0.52.4
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 25% 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.