Postcode · New Romney
Crime in TN28 8PY
How much crime is recorded in TN28 8PY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- New Romney
- Council
- Folkestone and Hythe
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,706 (2024)
TN28 8PYNew Romney
How safe is TN28 8PY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 17.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TN28 8PY area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
17.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
28
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
TN28 8PYNational
Violence and sexual offences15.323.6
Burglary5.59.1
Drugs2.82.4
Other theft2.74.5
Criminal damage and arson2.14.7
Public order1.44.6
Other crime1.41.5
Anti-social behaviour0.610.7
Vehicle crime0.23.5
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 31% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.