Postcode · Romney Marsh
Crime in TN29 0PH
How much crime is recorded in TN29 0PH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Dymchurch, St Mary's Bay & Brookland
- Council
- Folkestone and Hythe
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,881 (2024)
TN29 0PHRomney Marsh
How safe is TN29 0PH
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 20.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TN29 0PH 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
20.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
38
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).
TN29 0PHNational
Violence and sexual offences16.223.6
Anti-social behaviour5.710.7
Other theft5.44.5
Burglary4.69.1
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Possession of weapons1.60.9
Drugs1.22.4
Other crime1.21.5
Public order0.94.6
Robbery0.81.4
Vehicle crime0.43.5
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 13% 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.