Total Crime Rate

93.1 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 93.1 7/10
  • Shoplifting 56.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.1 6/10
  • Other theft 8.1 7/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.1 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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 11th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Northwood , and the 177th 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 (CT12 6SJ) in the last 12 months was 93.1 per 1,000 residents and was 48.2% lower than the Northwood average (179.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -85.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Margate Road (CT12 6SJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Highfield Close (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Margate Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Millfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Millfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highfield Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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