Total Crime Rate

39.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.8 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 39.6 4/10
  • Violent crimes 15.8 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.2 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.9 4/10
  • Drugs 7.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.6 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
  • Public order 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

Queens Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in New Romney , and the 121st lowest crime rate of 348 local areas in Folkestone and Hythe .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Queens Road (TN28 8LS) in the last 12 months was 39.6 per 1,000 residents and was 39.0% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 15.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

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Crime Over Time in Queens Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs B2071 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Station Approach Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warren Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warren Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Station Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs B2071 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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