Crime Rates at Connaught Road, Margate, CT9 5TW

Connaught Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Cliftonville West , and the 126th lowest crime rate of 451 local areas in Thanet .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Connaught Road (CT9 5TW) in the last 12 months was 39.3 per 1,000 residents and was 77.7% lower than the Cliftonville West average (176.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -70.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 16.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Connaught Road (CT9 5TW), the main crime hotspot is near Drapers Avenue. Police recorded 160 crimes here, including 113 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.