Crime Rates at Eaton Hill, Margate, CT9 1UT

Eaton Hill area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Margate Central , and the 16th highest crime rate of 449 local areas in Thanet .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Eaton Hill (CT9 1UT) in the last 12 months was 460.9 per 1,000 residents and was 18.3% higher 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 100 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 57.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 120 (≈ 253.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Eaton Hill (CT9 1UT), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 168 crimes here, including 52 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.