Total Crime Rate
288.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
136.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hawley Street area has the 12th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Cliftonville West , and the 38th highest crime rate of 449 local areas in Thanet .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Hawley Street (CT9 1QA) in the last 12 months was 288.0 per 1,000 residents and was 88.1% higher than the Cliftonville West average (153.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 136.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hawley Street (CT9 1QA), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 203 crimes here, including 104 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Margate Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marine Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mill Lane | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Queen Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Queen Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Queen Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Queen Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mill Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mill Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mill Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Marine Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mill Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mill Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mill Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mill Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Churchfield Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Marine Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Queen Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Upper Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Police Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Police Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Queen Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Queen Street | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sandhurst Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Upper Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marine Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Upper Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Upper Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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