Crime Rates at Harbour Way, Margate, CT9 4FQ

Harbour Way area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Thanet Villages , and the 30th highest crime rate of 451 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 Harbour Way (CT9 4FQ) in the last 12 months was 350.8 per 1,000 residents and was 277.3% higher than the Thanet Villages average (93.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 56 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 98.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harbour Way (CT9 4FQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 225 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lynx Street (39 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.