Postcode · New Romney
Crime in TN28 8RT
How much crime is recorded in TN28 8RT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Lydd & Dungeness
- Council
- Folkestone and Hythe
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,195 (2024)
TN28 8RTNew Romney
How safe is TN28 8RT
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 21.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TN28 8RT area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
21.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
29
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 8RTNational
Violence and sexual offences18.823.6
Anti-social behaviour3.910.7
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Other theft1.34.5
Drugs0.72.4
Other crime0.71.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Criminal damage and arson0.64.7
Public order0.64.6
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 39% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.