Total Crime Rate

353.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 353.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 223.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.4 8/10
  • Public order 20.3 9/10
  • Other theft 16.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.2 8/10
  • Other crime 12.2 10/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Edinburgh Road area has the highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Garlinge , and the 29th highest crime rate of 451 local areas in Thanet .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Edinburgh Road (CT9 5PH) in the last 12 months was 353.7 per 1,000 residents and was 250.9% higher than the Garlinge average (100.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 55 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 61.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Edinburgh Road (CT9 5PH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 67 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Welsdene Road (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Edinburgh Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Canterbury Road Margate Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Langham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Langham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maynard Avenue —
Sep 2025Public order Coronation Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Meadow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Welsdene Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Welsdene Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Edinburgh Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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