Crime Rates at Eastchurch Road, Cliftonville, Margate, CT9 3ET

Eastchurch Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Cliftonville East , and the 97th lowest crime rate of 449 local areas in Thanet .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Eastchurch Road (CT9 3ET) in the last 12 months was 29.0 per 1,000 residents and was 34.8% lower than the Cliftonville East average (44.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 9.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -95.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Eastchurch Road (CT9 3ET), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Harbledown Gardens, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Staplehurst Gardens (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.