Postcode district · Romney Marsh
Crime in TN29
How much crime is recorded in TN29, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Folkestone and Hythe
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 13,752 (2024)
TN29Postcode district · Romney Marsh
How safe is TN29
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 23.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in TN29, 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
23.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
43
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).
TN29National
Violence and sexual offences19.123.6
Anti-social behaviour5.910.7
Burglary5.49.1
Criminal damage and arson4.24.7
Other theft3.74.5
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Drugs2.02.4
Other crime1.61.5
Public order1.34.6
Shoplifting1.18.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Robbery0.71.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 12% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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.