Postcode · Margate
Crime in CT9 1US
How much crime is recorded in CT9 1US, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Cliftonville West
- Council
- Thanet
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,172 (2024)
CT9 1USMargate
How safe is CT9 1US
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 84.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CT9 1US area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 10 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
10/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
84.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
282
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
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 1USNational
Shoplifting98.78.4
Violence and sexual offences63.923.6
Anti-social behaviour50.510.7
Drugs12.72.4
Public order11.24.6
Burglary9.79.1
Criminal damage and arson9.04.7
Robbery8.91.4
Other theft6.14.5
Other crime5.41.5
Vehicle crime4.53.5
Possession of weapons3.70.9
Theft from the person2.52.1
Bicycle theft2.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 41% 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.