Total Crime Rate

388.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

219.3 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 388.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 219.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 196.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 53.2 10/10
  • Other theft 36.5 10/10
  • Drugs 19.9 10/10
  • Other crime 16.6 10/10
  • Public order 16.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.3 9/10
  • Theft from the person 10.0 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
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 2nd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Northwood , and the 28th 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 (CT12 6TA) in the last 12 months was 388.7 per 1,000 residents and was 125.5% higher than the Northwood average (172.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 59 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 66 (≈ 219.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Margate Road (CT12 6TA), the main crime hotspot is near Clements Road. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Margate Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nixon Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clements Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nixon Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nixon Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coleman Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Elizabeth Kemp Court Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Piper Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Piper Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Clements Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Clements Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Clements Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clements Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clements Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clements Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Gwyn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Newlands Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Newlands Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Winifred Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Newlands Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pysons Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Romilly Gardens —
Apr 2026Other crime Station Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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