Total Crime Rate
99.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
23.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Margate Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Beltinge , and the 154th highest crime rate of 475 local areas in Canterbury .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Margate Road (CT6 7BJ) in the last 12 months was 99.5 per 1,000 residents and was 93.5% higher than the Beltinge average (51.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 23.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Margate Road (CT6 7BJ), the main crime hotspot is near Thanet Way. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Herne & Broomfield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Thanet Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Thanet Way | Under investigation |
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