Total Crime Rate

116.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 116.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.1 8/10
  • Other theft 13.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.2 7/10
  • Burglary 7.7 7/10
  • Public order 7.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 6/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.5 1/10
  • Shoplifting 1.5 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.5 1/10
  • Robbery 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 16th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Beltinge , and the 122nd highest crime rate of 477 local areas in Canterbury .

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 (CT6 7BL) in the last 12 months was 116.6 per 1,000 residents and was 132.8% higher than the Beltinge average (50.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 58.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Margate Road (CT6 7BL), the main crime hotspot is near Bristol Close. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 14 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 (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bristol Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Plough Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thanet Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thanet Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thanet Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thanet Way —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Thanet Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Thanet Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Thanet Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Thanet Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bristol Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bristol Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gorse Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gorse Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shapland Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Partridge Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Partridge Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Partridge Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Partridge Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thanet Way —
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Data Sources

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