Postcode · Margate
Crime in CT9 2SP
How much crime is recorded in CT9 2SP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Salmestone
- Council
- Thanet
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,571 (2024)
CT9 2SPMargate
How safe is CT9 2SP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 37.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CT9 2SP area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
37.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
66
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 2SPNational
Violence and sexual offences29.223.6
Anti-social behaviour8.810.7
Criminal damage and arson5.64.7
Drugs5.52.4
Burglary4.19.1
Vehicle crime4.03.5
Other theft3.94.5
Possession of weapons3.10.9
Public order2.74.6
Other crime2.01.5
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 6% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.