PropertyEngine Logo
Postcode sector · Margate

Crime in CT9 1

How much crime is recorded in CT9 1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Thanet
Region
South East
Population
12,074 (2024)
Crime

How safe is CT9 1

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 81.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in CT9 1, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
81.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
197
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

CT9 1National
Violence and sexual offences69.123.6
Anti-social behaviour44.310.7
Shoplifting21.78.4
Criminal damage and arson17.04.7
Drugs10.82.4
Public order10.34.6
Other theft9.34.5
Burglary8.79.1
Vehicle crime4.63.5
Robbery3.61.4
Other crime2.91.5
Possession of weapons2.30.9
Theft from the person1.52.1
Bicycle theft1.41.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 27% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
50
100
150
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

Explore

Look up another area

Postcodes in this sector

Show all 236 postcodes