Total Crime Rate

883.8 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 883.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 336.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 203.3 10/10
  • Other theft 70.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 53.9 10/10
  • Drugs 53.9 10/10
  • Public order 41.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 37.3 10/10
  • Other crime 24.9 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 20.8 10/10
  • Robbery 12.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 12.5 6/10
  • Theft from the person 8.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.2 6/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
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

Albert Terrace area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Margate Central , and the 5th 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 Albert Terrace (CT9 1UJ) in the last 12 months was 883.8 per 1,000 residents and was 144.1% higher 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 81 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 99 (≈ 410.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Albert Terrace (CT9 1UJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 145 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Belgrave Road (73 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Albert Terrace area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eaton Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cobb Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cobb Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Union Row —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Cross Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newby'S Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Market Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eaton Hill —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eaton Hill —
Sep 2025Drugs Eaton Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Eaton Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Hawley Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hawley Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B2055 Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs B2055 Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft B2055 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grosvenor Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grosvenor Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grosvenor Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grosvenor Place —
Sep 2025Drugs Cecil Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cecil Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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