Postcode · Margate
Crime in CT9 2TR
How much crime is recorded in CT9 2TR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Dane Valley & Northdown Hill
- Council
- Thanet
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,503 (2024)
CT9 2TRMargate
How safe is CT9 2TR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 37.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CT9 2TR 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
37.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
76
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 2TRNational
Violence and sexual offences28.023.6
Anti-social behaviour10.310.7
Burglary9.19.1
Criminal damage and arson8.54.7
Other theft6.54.5
Other crime5.91.5
Drugs4.62.4
Vehicle crime3.13.5
Possession of weapons2.30.9
Public order1.64.6
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Robbery0.81.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 16% 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.