Crime Rates at Whitstable Road, Faversham, ME13 8BE

Whitstable Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Abbey , and the 28th 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 Whitstable Road (ME13 8BE) in the last 12 months was 305.3 per 1,000 residents and was 123.5% higher 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 99.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitstable Road (ME13 8BE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Park Road, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cyprus Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.