Postcode · Margate
Crime in CT9 2DG
How much crime is recorded in CT9 2DG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Cliftonville West
- Council
- Thanet
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,322 (2024)
CT9 2DGMargate
How safe is CT9 2DG
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 47.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CT9 2DG area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
47.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
98
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 2DGNational
Violence and sexual offences40.223.6
Anti-social behaviour26.010.7
Criminal damage and arson7.54.7
Other theft5.34.5
Burglary4.49.1
Drugs4.22.4
Vehicle crime3.13.5
Public order3.04.6
Shoplifting2.18.4
Other crime2.01.5
Possession of weapons1.70.9
Robbery0.71.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 20% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.