Total Crime Rate

85.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 85.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.2 5/10
  • Other theft 9.2 7/10
  • Public order 9.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 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

Addiscombe Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Margate Central , and the 190th highest crime rate of 451 local areas in Thanet .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Addiscombe Road (CT9 2RX) in the last 12 months was 85.4 per 1,000 residents and was 76.4% lower 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 57.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Addiscombe Road (CT9 2RX), the main crime hotspot is near Drapers Avenue. Police recorded 160 crimes here, including 113 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Addiscombe Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Wharfedale Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Drapers Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Drapers Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Drapers Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Drapers Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poets Corner Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lister Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lister Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Peters Footpath —
Sep 2025Burglary St Peters Footpath Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Drapers Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Homestead Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Drapers Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park Crescent Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Crescent Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Alma Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime John Townsend Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Milton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Old School Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson John Townsend Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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