Total Crime Rate
267.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Fairfield Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 23 local areas in New Romney , and the 20th highest crime rate of 348 local areas in Folkestone and Hythe .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Fairfield Road (TN28 8HN) in the last 12 months was 267.2 per 1,000 residents and was 268.8% higher 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 183.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -38.2% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 101.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 40.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Fairfield Road (TN28 8HN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tritton Lane, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sports/Recreation Area (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In New Romney| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lion'S Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | High Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marsh Crescent | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Church Approach | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Tritton Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
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