Total Crime Rate

75.9 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 75.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.9 5/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • Public order 4.5 4/10
  • Robbery 4.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 20th lowest crime rate of 55 local areas in Central Harbour , and the 213th highest crime rate of 451 local areas in Thanet .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Margate Road (CT11 7SU) in the last 12 months was 75.9 per 1,000 residents and was 53.5% lower than the Central Harbour average (163.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 44.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Margate Road (CT11 7SU), the main crime hotspot is near Shah Place. Police recorded 52 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Lukes Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Belmont Road —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Alexandra Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Alexandra Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kings Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Princes Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Princes Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Central Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belmont Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Alexandra Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belmont Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Central Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bolton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Fortuna Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Elmstone Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Lukes Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodford Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary St Christophers Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gordon Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gordon Road —
Sep 2025Drugs Winstanley Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shah Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shah Place Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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