Total Crime Rate

129.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 129.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 29.4 6/10
  • Other theft 23.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.5 5/10
  • Shoplifting 17.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.8 8/10
  • Other crime 5.9 7/10
  • Robbery 5.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Hatfeild Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Margate Central , and the 117th 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 Hatfeild Road (CT9 5BL) in the last 12 months was 129.4 per 1,000 residents and was 66.8% lower than the Margate Central average (389.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 29.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hatfeild Road (CT9 5BL), 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 Hatfeild Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shakespeare Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westbrook Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Margate —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chapel Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Margate —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Westbrook Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Westbrook Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westbrook Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westbrook Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westbrook Gardens —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Garfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westbrook Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Margate —
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Data Sources

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