Crime Rate in Margate Central, ward

Margate Central has the highest crime rate of 23 wards in Thanet district and the 63rd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 6th highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Margate Central in the last 12 months was 362.1 per 1,000 residents and was 200.1% higher than the Thanet district average (120.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Margate Central’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 780 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 13 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 76.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 974 (≈ 157.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Margate Central ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 184 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Police Station (92 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.