Total Crime Rate

279.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 279.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 86.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 72.6 10/10
  • Other theft 30.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.1 10/10
  • Burglary 8.4 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.6 8/10
  • Public order 5.6 5/10
  • Shoplifting 5.6 4/10
  • Theft from the person 5.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Milton Square area has the 5th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Margate Central , and the 43rd highest crime rate of 451 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 Milton Square (CT9 1SZ) in the last 12 months was 279.3 per 1,000 residents and was 22.9% lower than the Margate Central average (362.1 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 160.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 97.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Milton Square (CT9 1SZ), the main crime hotspot is near Upper Grove. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Milton Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/38)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Churchfields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Hawley Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hawley Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Vicarage Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Vicarage Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Alma Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Homestead Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Milton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poets Corner Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Churchfields —
Sep 2025Drugs Churchfields Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St John'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St John'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St John'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Charlotte Square —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Addington Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Addington Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Addington Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Addington Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Princes Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Cowper Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Sparrow Castle Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sparrow Castle Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Union Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St John'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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