Crime Rates at Church Street, Margate, CT9 1TB

Church Street area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Margate Central , and the 116th lowest crime rate of 451 local areas in Thanet .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Church Street (CT9 1TB) in the last 12 months was 36.4 per 1,000 residents and was 90.0% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 20.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Street (CT9 1TB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Addington Street, where police recorded 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Park Place (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.