Postcode · Margate
Crime in CT9 1UT
How much crime is recorded in CT9 1UT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Margate Town
- Council
- Thanet
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,124 (2024)
CT9 1UTMargate
How safe is CT9 1UT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 140.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CT9 1UT 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
140.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
325
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 1UTNational
Violence and sexual offences122.623.6
Anti-social behaviour85.110.7
Criminal damage and arson24.04.7
Shoplifting21.38.4
Other theft18.14.5
Public order16.24.6
Drugs12.62.4
Burglary12.49.1
Vehicle crime7.23.5
Robbery4.81.4
Other crime3.51.5
Bicycle theft1.91.0
Theft from the person1.92.1
Possession of weapons1.50.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 24% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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200
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.