New Romney vs Romney Marsh

New Romney has a safety score of 47/100 (Average) and recorded 448 crimes in the last 12 months. Romney Marsh has a safety score of 71/100 (Safe) with 175 crimes. Romney Marsh scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

New Romney shows a year-on-year crime trend of -11.6% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Romney Marsh shows -53.8% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In New Romney, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (186 incidents). In Romney Marsh, it is Violent Crime (92 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

New Romney recorded 69 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Romney Marsh recorded 22. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in New Romney totalled 186 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 92 in Romney Marsh. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, New Romney recorded 507 crimes (now 448, a change of -11.6%). Romney Marsh recorded 379 crimes previously (now 175, -53.8%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. New Romney has a resolution rate of 28.9% and Romney Marsh has 0%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

New Romney falls within the Kent Police boundary. Romney Marsh is covered by Kent Police. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both New Romney and Romney Marsh. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.