Total Crime Rate

281.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 281.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 113.1 10/10
  • Other theft 58.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 36.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.0 7/10
  • Other crime 11.0 10/10
  • Public order 11.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Walner Gardens area has the highest crime rate of 23 local areas in New Romney , and the 16th 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 Walner Gardens (TN28 8HZ) in the last 12 months was 281.0 per 1,000 residents and was 287.9% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -73.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 131.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walner Gardens (TN28 8HZ), 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 Walner Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
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 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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