Total Crime Rate

34.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 34.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.9 4/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dymchurch Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in New Romney , and the 110th lowest crime rate of 348 local areas in Folkestone and Hythe .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dymchurch Road (TN28 8BE) in the last 12 months was 34.7 per 1,000 residents and was 52.1% lower than the New Romney average (72.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dymchurch Road (TN28 8BE), the main crime hotspot is near Cannon Street. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dymchurch Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cannon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cannon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cannon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cannon Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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