Total Crime Rate

186.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

82.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 186.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 82.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.7 8/10
  • Other crime 21.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 17.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.7 7/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Canterbury Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Margate Central , and the 78th 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 Canterbury Road (CT9 5BD) in the last 12 months was 186.2 per 1,000 residents and was 52.2% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 82.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Canterbury Road (CT9 5BD), the main crime hotspot is near Westbrook Gardens. Police recorded 72 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Canterbury Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Garfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Westbrook Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westbrook Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westbrook Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chapel Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Westcliff Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rancorn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Westbrook Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westbrook Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westbrook Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westbrook Gardens —
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Data Sources

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