Total Crime Rate

102.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 102.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 36.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.2 6/10
  • Other theft 13.2 9/10
  • Drugs 9.9 8/10
  • Other crime 9.9 9/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

College Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Margate Central , and the 156th highest crime rate of 449 local areas in Thanet .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around College Road (CT9 4DA) in the last 12 months was 102.0 per 1,000 residents and was 73.8% lower than the Margate Central average (389.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 36.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around College Road (CT9 4DA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Greenfinches, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Connaught Gardens (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in College Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Connaught Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Empire Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Augustines Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Augustines Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Connaught Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Connaught Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Alexandra Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buckingham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Setterfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Setterfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft St Augustines Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime The Greenfinches Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St Augustines Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gladstone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gladstone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sanger Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ulster Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Salmestone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Salmestone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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