Postcode · Romney Marsh
Crime in TN29 9LY
How much crime is recorded in TN29 9LY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Lydd & Dungeness
- Council
- Folkestone and Hythe
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,374 (2024)
TN29 9LYRomney Marsh
How safe is TN29 9LY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 18.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TN29 9LY area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
18.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
41
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 9LYNational
Violence and sexual offences13.223.6
Criminal damage and arson8.74.7
Burglary6.89.1
Anti-social behaviour5.910.7
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Other theft2.04.5
Shoplifting1.88.4
Public order1.74.6
Drugs1.32.4
Other crime1.21.5
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 16% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
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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.