Postcode · Romney Marsh
Crime in TN29 9RD
How much crime is recorded in TN29 9RD, 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
- 1,381 (2024)
TN29 9RDRomney Marsh
How safe is TN29 9RD
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 33.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TN29 9RD area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
33.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
71
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 9RDNational
Violence and sexual offences21.323.6
Burglary15.89.1
Anti-social behaviour9.910.7
Drugs8.22.4
Other theft8.04.5
Vehicle crime7.23.5
Criminal damage and arson7.14.7
Other crime3.31.5
Public order1.64.6
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 11% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.