Crime Rates at Garfield Road, Margate, CT9 5AR

Garfield Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Margate Central , and the 30th highest crime rate of 449 local areas in Thanet .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Garfield Road (CT9 5AR) in the last 12 months was 370.8 per 1,000 residents and was 4.8% 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 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 60 (≈ 168.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Garfield Road (CT9 5AR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Margate, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chapel Mews (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.