Crime Rates at Holly Close, Margate, CT9 4FL

Holly Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Cliftonville West , and the 12th 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 Holly Close (CT9 4FL) in the last 12 months was 570.2 per 1,000 residents and was 223.6% higher than the Cliftonville West average (176.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 79 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 88 (≈ 190.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 136.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Holly Close (CT9 4FL), the main crime hotspot is near Clive Road. Police recorded 133 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.