Crime Rates at Appledore Close, Margate, CT9 3RH

Appledore Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Beacon Road , and the 25th highest crime rate of 449 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 Appledore Close (CT9 3RH) in the last 12 months was 401.9 per 1,000 residents and was 470.4% higher than the Beacon Road average (70.5 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 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 76 (≈ 244.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 28.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Appledore Close (CT9 3RH), the main crime hotspot is near Lyminge Way. Police recorded 93 crimes here, including 58 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.