Postcode · New Romney
Crime in TN28 8QX
How much crime is recorded in TN28 8QX, 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 8QXNew Romney
How safe is TN28 8QX
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 8QX 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
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
TN28 8QXNational
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.