Postcode · Romney Marsh
Crime in TN29 9DB
How much crime is recorded in TN29 9DB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Lydd & Dungeness
- Council
- Folkestone and Hythe
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,534 (2024)
TN29 9DBRomney Marsh
How safe is TN29 9DB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 26.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TN29 9DB area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
26.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
48
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 9DBNational
Violence and sexual offences24.723.6
Anti-social behaviour10.910.7
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Public order2.94.6
Drugs2.02.4
Burglary1.99.1
Other crime1.71.5
Other theft1.24.5
Robbery0.51.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Vehicle crime0.33.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 20% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.