Postcode · Margate
Crime in CT9 9LF
How much crime is recorded in CT9 9LF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Salmestone
- Council
- Thanet
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,622 (2024)
CT9 9LFMargate
How safe is CT9 9LF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 66.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CT9 9LF area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
66.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
117
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 9LFNational
Violence and sexual offences56.023.6
Anti-social behaviour23.510.7
Criminal damage and arson10.34.7
Burglary7.69.1
Other theft6.14.5
Drugs5.02.4
Vehicle crime4.63.5
Public order2.04.6
Possession of weapons1.90.9
Robbery1.91.4
Other crime1.61.5
Bicycle theft1.41.0
Shoplifting0.58.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 10% 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.