Crime Rates at Upper Brents, Faversham, ME13 7DP

Upper Brents area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Abbey , and the 103rd lowest crime rate of 454 local areas in Swale .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Upper Brents (ME13 7DP) in the last 12 months was 34.2 per 1,000 residents and was 75.0% lower than the Abbey average (136.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 19.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -61.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upper Brents (ME13 7DP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 58 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Broomfield Road (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.