Total Crime Rate

90.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 90.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.6 7/10
  • Drugs 7.8 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Margate Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Newington , and the 181st highest crime rate of 451 local areas in Thanet .

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 Margate Road (CT11 7SQ) in the last 12 months was 90.2 per 1,000 residents and was 39.6% lower than the Newington average (149.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 43.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 83.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Margate Road (CT11 7SQ), the main crime hotspot is near Bradley Road. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 17 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 (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Princes Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Elizabeth Kemp Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kings Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bradley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stephens Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stephens Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Stephens Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Newlands Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bradley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Station Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Station Mews Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Cuttings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Winstanley Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Winstanley Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winstanley Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodford Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elizabeth Kemp Court —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bradley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Princes Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bradley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary St Christophers Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Elmstone Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Central Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Central Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bradley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bolton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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