Crime Rates at Arlington Gardens, Margate, CT9 3TB

Arlington Gardens area has the 21st highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Beacon Road , and the 203rd highest crime rate of 449 local areas in Thanet .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Arlington Gardens (CT9 3TB) in the last 12 months was 77.7 per 1,000 residents and was 10.2% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 48.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Arlington Gardens (CT9 3TB), 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.