Total Crime Rate

167.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

87.0 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 167.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 87.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.5 9/10
  • Other theft 31.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.4 8/10
  • Drugs 12.4 9/10
  • Other crime 12.4 10/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Robbery 6.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Royal Seabathing area has the 10th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Margate Central , and the 88th 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 The Royal Seabathing (CT9 5NT) in the last 12 months was 167.7 per 1,000 residents and was 56.9% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 87.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Royal Seabathing (CT9 5NT), 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 The Royal Seabathing area

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

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