Postcode · Margate
Crime in CT9 5UP
How much crime is recorded in CT9 5UP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Westbrook & Garlinge
- Council
- Thanet
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,528 (2024)
CT9 5UPMargate
How safe is CT9 5UP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 49.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CT9 5UP 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
49.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
80
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 5UPNational
Violence and sexual offences41.723.6
Anti-social behaviour9.110.7
Criminal damage and arson6.94.7
Other theft6.24.5
Burglary5.69.1
Vehicle crime4.63.5
Other crime3.51.5
Public order2.44.6
Drugs1.92.4
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Theft from the person0.52.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 15% 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.