Crime Rates at Athelstan Road, Margate, CT9 2BD

Athelstan Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Cliftonville West , and the 50th highest crime rate of 451 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 Athelstan Road (CT9 2BD) in the last 12 months was 259.1 per 1,000 residents and was 47.1% higher than the Cliftonville West average (176.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 149.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 32.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Athelstan Road (CT9 2BD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 78 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Caroline Square (40 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.