Crime Rates at Biddenden Close, Cliftonville, Margate, CT9 3RD

Biddenden Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Beacon Road , and the 26th highest crime rate of 451 local areas in Thanet .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Biddenden Close (CT9 3RD) in the last 12 months was 424.4 per 1,000 residents and was 453.5% higher than the Beacon Road average (76.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 69 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 74 (≈ 237.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 120.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Biddenden Close (CT9 3RD), the main crime hotspot is near Lyminge Way. Police recorded 113 crimes here, including 65 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.