Postcode · New Romney
Crime in TN28 8SR
How much crime is recorded in TN28 8SR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- New Romney
- Council
- Folkestone and Hythe
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,666 (2024)
TN28 8SRNew Romney
How safe is TN28 8SR
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 12.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TN28 8SR area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
12.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
26
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 8SRNational
Violence and sexual offences10.223.6
Anti-social behaviour4.310.7
Other crime3.41.5
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Other theft1.74.5
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Burglary1.49.1
Public order1.04.6
Drugs0.42.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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.