Total Crime Rate

115.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 115.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.7 5/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Shoplifting 2.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Alexandra Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Margate Central , and the 141st highest crime rate of 451 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 Alexandra Road (CT9 5EF) in the last 12 months was 115.6 per 1,000 residents and was 68.1% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 72.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alexandra Road (CT9 5EF), the main crime hotspot is near Park Place. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 29 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Churchfields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park Place
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Salmestone Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Tivoli Brooks Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Park Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Park Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Connaught Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Connaught Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Connaught Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Annes Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Churchfields Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Turner Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Empire Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Empire Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tivoli Brooks Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Salmestone Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Tivoli Brooks Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Connaught Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Greenfinches Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Churchfields
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Helena Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ulster Road
Sep 2025Other theft Yoakley Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Vicarage Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Vicarage Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Greenfinches Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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