Crime Rates at Westgate Road, Faversham, ME13 8HF

Westgate Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Abbey , and the 148th 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 Westgate Road (ME13 8HF) in the last 12 months was 45.3 per 1,000 residents and was 66.9% lower than the Abbey average (136.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 22.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westgate Road (ME13 8HF), 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.