Total Crime Rate
135.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
38.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026King Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Romney Marsh , and the 51st highest crime rate of 348 local areas in Folkestone and Hythe .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around King Street (TN29 9UD) in the last 12 months was 135.8 per 1,000 residents and was 168.6% higher 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 42.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 38.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around King Street (TN29 9UD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near King Street, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Moore Close (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
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