Postcode · Margate
Crime in CT9 5ST
How much crime is recorded in CT9 5ST, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Margate Town
- Council
- Thanet
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,213 (2024)
CT9 5STMargate
How safe is CT9 5ST
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 45.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CT9 5ST area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
45.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
78
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 5STNational
Violence and sexual offences34.523.6
Anti-social behaviour13.510.7
Criminal damage and arson8.04.7
Burglary6.59.1
Vehicle crime5.93.5
Other theft4.04.5
Other crime3.41.5
Drugs2.12.4
Possession of weapons1.50.9
Robbery1.21.4
Public order0.94.6
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Shoplifting0.38.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 61% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.