Crime Rates at Ethelbert Road, Margate, CT9 1RY

Ethelbert Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Cliftonville West , and the 37th highest crime rate of 449 local areas in Thanet .

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 Ethelbert Road (CT9 1RY) in the last 12 months was 302.0 per 1,000 residents and was 97.3% 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 53 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -43.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 58 (≈ 194.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ethelbert Road (CT9 1RY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 88 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Athelstan Road (46 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.