Total Crime Rate

254.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

86.6 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 254.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 86.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 83.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 75.4 10/10
  • Other theft 25.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.6 9/10
  • Drugs 11.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.2 8/10
  • Other crime 8.4 9/10
  • Burglary 5.6 6/10
  • Theft from the person 5.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.8 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Charlotte Place area has the 6th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Margate Central , and the 48th 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 Charlotte Place (CT9 1LP) in the last 12 months was 254.2 per 1,000 residents and was 34.7% lower than the Margate Central average (389.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 86.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Charlotte Place (CT9 1LP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 137 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mill Lane (48 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Charlotte Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John'S Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cecil Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John'S Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs St John'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cecil Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cecil Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cecil Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Charlotte Place
Apr 2026Drugs B2055 Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Setterfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Setterfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Connaught Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Connaught Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Connaught Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Oxford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B2055 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Churchfields Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Churchfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Churchfields
Apr 2026Other theft Churchfields Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Churchfields Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Hawley Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Churchfields Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Churchfields Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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