Total Crime Rate

62.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 62.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.9 8/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.3 1/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Martins Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in New Romney , and the 155th highest 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 St Martins Road (TN28 8JZ) in the last 12 months was 62.5 per 1,000 residents and was 13.7% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 44.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Martins Road (TN28 8JZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tritton Lane, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cannon Street (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in St Martins Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cannon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Tritton Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wiles Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marsh Crescent Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Joseph'S Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Churchlands Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cannon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cannon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Martins Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cannon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Daglish Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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