Total Crime Rate

460.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

253.7 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 460.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 253.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 211.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 69.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 46.5 8/10
  • Other theft 38.1 10/10
  • Public order 31.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.4 10/10
  • Drugs 10.6 8/10
  • Robbery 8.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.1 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Eaton Road 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 Road (CT9 1XA) 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 Road (CT9 1XA), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Eaton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/101)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Churchfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John'S Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs St John'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mill Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mill Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mill Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mill Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Churchfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mill Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Mill Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Charlotte Place —
Apr 2026Public order Mill Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Covells Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B2055 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs B2055 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cecil Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cecil Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John'S Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grosvenor Place Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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