Postcode · Margate
Crime in CT9 2LF
How much crime is recorded in CT9 2LF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Cliftonville West
- Council
- Thanet
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,869 (2024)
CT9 2LFMargate
How safe is CT9 2LF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 42.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CT9 2LF area, 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
42.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
81
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 2LFNational
Violence and sexual offences36.223.6
Anti-social behaviour18.710.7
Criminal damage and arson6.24.7
Other theft4.14.5
Burglary4.09.1
Public order3.64.6
Vehicle crime2.73.5
Other crime2.61.5
Drugs1.72.4
Bicycle theft1.41.0
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Robbery0.61.4
Shoplifting0.48.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 23% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.