Postcode · Margate
Crime in CT9 4FS
How much crime is recorded in CT9 4FS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Salmestone
- Council
- Thanet
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,631 (2024)
How safe is CT9 4FS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 33.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CT9 4FS area, broadly in line with 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
33.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
82
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 4FSNational
Violence and sexual offences28.923.6
Anti-social behaviour17.210.7
Shoplifting13.28.4
Criminal damage and arson6.14.7
Burglary5.19.1
Other theft3.44.5
Public order2.94.6
Other crime2.81.5
Drugs2.52.4
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Robbery0.51.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 18% 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.