Crime Rates at Sumpter Way, Faversham, ME13 7NT

Sumpter Way area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Priory , and the 32nd highest crime rate of 454 local areas in Swale .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sumpter Way (ME13 7NT) in the last 12 months was 253.1 per 1,000 residents and was 52.5% higher than the Priory average (165.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 60 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -72.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 77.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 55.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sumpter Way (ME13 7NT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bensted Grove, where police recorded 63 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lewis Close (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.