Crime Rates at Buttermere, Faversham, ME13 8JF

Buttermere area has the 16th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Abbey , and the 196th highest crime rate of 453 local areas in Swale .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Buttermere (ME13 8JF) in the last 12 months was 75.0 per 1,000 residents and was 45.5% lower than the Abbey average (137.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 41.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Buttermere (ME13 8JF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ashberry Close, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Thomas Neame Avenue (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.