Crime Rates at Highfield Gardens, Margate, CT9 5QU

Highfield Gardens area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Garlinge , and the 71st highest crime rate of 449 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 Highfield Gardens (CT9 5QU) in the last 12 months was 196.4 per 1,000 residents and was 120.7% higher than the Garlinge average (89.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -11.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 92.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highfield Gardens (CT9 5QU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Margate, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chapel Mews (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.