Total Crime Rate

467.2 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 467.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 236.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 82.5 10/10
  • Other theft 31.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.3 9/10
  • Public order 23.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 14.8 6/10
  • Drugs 12.7 9/10
  • Burglary 10.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.5 7/10
  • Robbery 6.3 8/10
  • Theft from the person 6.3 7/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.1 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

Eaton Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Margate Central , and the 20th 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 Eaton Road (CT9 1XB) in the last 12 months was 467.2 per 1,000 residents and was 29.0% 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 112 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 128 (≈ 270.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Eaton Road (CT9 1XB), 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 Eaton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/78)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St John'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St John'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Charlotte Square —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grosvenor Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grosvenor Hill —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hawley Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Hawley Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Queen Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Queen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Vicarage Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Queen Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Queen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Queen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Churchfields —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eaton Hill —
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Data Sources

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