Total Crime Rate

1527.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

440.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 1527.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 550.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 440.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 353.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 240.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 104.4 10/10
  • Other theft 84.1 10/10
  • Public order 58.0 10/10
  • Drugs 37.7 10/10
  • Other crime 29.0 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 14.5 10/10
  • Robbery 14.5 9/10
  • Burglary 11.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.7 9/10
  • Theft from the person 8.7 8/10
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

Margate Road area has the highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Northwood , and the highest crime rate of 449 local areas in Thanet .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Margate Road (CT10 2BF) in the last 12 months was 1527.5 per 1,000 residents and was 786.1% higher than the Northwood average (172.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 190 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 3 cases , down -25.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 85.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 152 (≈ 440.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Margate Road (CT10 2BF), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 253 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Margate Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/38)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Antolin Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Antolin Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Antolin Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Antolin Way Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Star Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Star Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Star Lane Link Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Shopping Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harbour Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richborough Close —
Apr 2026Other crime Star Lane Link Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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