Crime Rate in Roman, ward

Roman has the 19th highest crime rate of 40 wards in Ashford district and the 2675th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 505th lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Roman in the last 12 months was 50.9 per 1,000 residents and was 37.1% lower than the Ashford district average (81.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Roman’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 104 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -81.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 108 (≈ 30.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Roman ward, the main local crime hotspot is near The Limes. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.