Postcode · Margate
Crime in CT9 5BX
How much crime is recorded in CT9 5BX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Westbrook & Garlinge
- Council
- Thanet
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,581 (2024)
CT9 5BXMargate
How safe is CT9 5BX
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 11.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CT9 5BX area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
11.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
26
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 5BXNational
Violence and sexual offences8.423.6
Anti-social behaviour6.110.7
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Other theft1.74.5
Public order1.54.6
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Other crime1.11.5
Robbery1.01.4
Drugs0.92.4
Burglary0.49.1
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 42% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.