Total Crime Rate

101.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

69.4 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 101.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 69.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.5 7/10
  • Other crime 5.8 7/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Shoplifting 2.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Alexandra Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Margate Central , and the 160th highest crime rate of 449 local areas in Thanet .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Alexandra Road (CT9 5EF) in the last 12 months was 101.2 per 1,000 residents and was 74.0% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 69.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alexandra Road (CT9 5EF), the main crime hotspot is near Park Place. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Alexandra Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/40)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Salmestone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gladstone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Setterfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buckingham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eaton Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Eaton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ulster Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Park Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Salmestone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gladstone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grosvenor Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Churchfields Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Churchfields Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Churchfields Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Churchfields Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Churchfields Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Churchfields Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Churchfields Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Churchfields —
Apr 2026Other crime The Greenfinches Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft St Augustines Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order St Augustines Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Augustines Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Setterfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Augustines Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grosvenor Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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