Postcode · Margate
Crime in CT9 5ND
How much crime is recorded in CT9 5ND, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Westbrook & Garlinge
- Council
- Thanet
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,864 (2024)
CT9 5NDMargate
How safe is CT9 5ND
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 35.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CT9 5ND 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
35.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
84
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 5NDNational
Violence and sexual offences31.723.6
Criminal damage and arson14.34.7
Shoplifting13.48.4
Anti-social behaviour8.410.7
Other theft4.64.5
Other crime3.01.5
Public order3.04.6
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Drugs2.02.4
Burglary1.29.1
Robbery0.41.4
Theft from the person0.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 41% 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.