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

Sparrow Castle 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 Sparrow Castle (CT9 1SY) 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 Sparrow Castle (CT9 1SY), the main crime hotspot is near Mill Lane. Police recorded 105 crimes here, including 48 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sparrow Castle area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/77)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Osborne Terrace —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alma Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cowper Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cowper Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Cowper Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Addington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Addington Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Upper Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Upper Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Upper Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Connaught Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Addington Road 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 2026Other crime Park Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sussex Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Homestead Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Homestead Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Homestead Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Cowper Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Carroway'S Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grosvenor Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Churchfields Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Connaught Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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