Total Crime Rate

80.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 80.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 36.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Tookey Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in New Romney , and the 112th highest crime rate of 348 local areas in Folkestone and Hythe .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Tookey Road (TN28 8ET) in the last 12 months was 80.9 per 1,000 residents and was 24.6% higher than the New Romney average (64.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 36.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tookey Road (TN28 8ET), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Marsh Crescent (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Tookey Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Carey Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carey Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Mabledon Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Belle View Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Martins Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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