Total Crime Rate

115.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

67.5 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 115.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 67.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.2 5/10
  • Other theft 7.7 7/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Burglary 3.1 2/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.5 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.5 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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 17th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Beltinge , and the 127th highest crime rate of 475 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 115.0 per 1,000 residents and was 123.8% higher than the Beltinge average (51.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 67.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Margate Road (CT6 7BL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Thanet Way, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bristol 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 (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Boulevard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pintail Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Partridge Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Thanet Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Thanet Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pintail Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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