Postcode district · New Romney
Crime in TN28
How much crime is recorded in TN28, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Folkestone and Hythe
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 10,932 (2024)
TN28Postcode district · New Romney
How safe is TN28
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 20.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in TN28, 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
20.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
39
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).
TN28National
Violence and sexual offences17.523.6
Anti-social behaviour5.210.7
Burglary4.89.1
Other theft4.44.5
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Shoplifting1.98.4
Public order1.84.6
Other crime1.81.5
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Drugs1.22.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Robbery0.61.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 25% 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.