Postcode · Romney Marsh
Crime in TN29 0RT
How much crime is recorded in TN29 0RT, 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
- 1,382 (2024)
TN29 0RTRomney Marsh
How safe is TN29 0RT
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 14.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TN29 0RT 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
14.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
28
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 0RTNational
Violence and sexual offences13.723.6
Anti-social behaviour5.210.7
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Drugs1.82.4
Other crime1.61.5
Public order1.24.6
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Other theft0.94.5
Shoplifting0.68.4
Burglary0.19.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 17% 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.