Total Crime Rate

76.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 76.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.8 6/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Canterbury Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Margate Central , and the 210th highest crime rate of 451 local areas in Thanet .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Canterbury Road (CT9 5BW) in the last 12 months was 76.5 per 1,000 residents and was 78.9% lower than the Margate Central average (362.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 11.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 58.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Canterbury Road (CT9 5BW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Margate, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chapel Mews (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Canterbury Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Shakespeare Passage Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Margate —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Margate —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westbrook Cottages —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hatfeild Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft All Saints' Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albert Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Margate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Crescent Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chapel Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Garfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Shakespeare Passage Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Garfield Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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