Total Crime Rate
14.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
11.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Tartane Lane area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Romney Marsh , and the 43rd lowest 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 Tartane Lane (TN29 0LJ) in the last 12 months was 14.8 per 1,000 residents and was 70.7% lower than the Romney Marsh average (50.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Tartane Lane (TN29 0LJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near High Street, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ship Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Romney Marsh| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ship Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Salbris Close | Under investigation |
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