Crime Rates at Bishop Close, Margate, CT9 4FP

Bishop Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Thanet Villages , and the 34th 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 Bishop Close (CT9 4FP) in the last 12 months was 321.3 per 1,000 residents and was 228.7% higher than the Thanet Villages average (97.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 95.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bishop Close (CT9 4FP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 253 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lynx Street (50 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.