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Crime · Margate
Reported crime in Margate
8,378 incidents logged with the police in the past 12 months, around 121 per 1,000 residents.
Total incidents
8,378
Rate / 1,000
121
Categories
14
Months on file
12
By category
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 3,291 | 39% |
| Anti social behaviour | 1,670 | 20% |
| Criminal damage and arson | 730 | 9% |
| Shoplifting | 541 | 6% |
| Other theft | 492 | 6% |
| Public order | 395 | 5% |
| Drugs | 373 | 4% |
| Vehicle crime | 246 | 3% |
| Other crime | 211 | 3% |
| Burglary | 159 | 2% |
| Possession of weapons | 98 | 1% |
| Robbery | 81 | 1% |
| Bicycle theft | 61 | 1% |
| Theft from the person | 30 | 0% |
Category by month
| Category | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 223 | 280 | 264 | 290 | 257 | 241 | 278 | 253 | 298 | 273 | 315 | 319 | 3291 |
| Anti social behaviour | 96 | 137 | 124 | 113 | 93 | 104 | 115 | 123 | 180 | 175 | 177 | 233 | 1670 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 46 | 59 | 44 | 49 | 60 | 52 | 56 | 79 | 82 | 76 | 67 | 60 | 730 |
| Shoplifting | 48 | 60 | 44 | 38 | 41 | 46 | 44 | 42 | 52 | 44 | 52 | 30 | 541 |
| Other theft | 49 | 38 | 47 | 40 | 36 | 29 | 36 | 44 | 60 | 36 | 30 | 47 | 492 |
| Public order | 26 | 20 | 36 | 34 | 44 | 34 | 43 | 27 | 35 | 33 | 27 | 36 | 395 |
| Drugs | 27 | 27 | 19 | 39 | 37 | 34 | 38 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 23 | 43 | 373 |
| Vehicle crime | 12 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 32 | 21 | 24 | 7 | 20 | 21 | 26 | 29 | 246 |
| Other crime | 21 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 20 | 21 | 16 | 20 | 27 | 14 | 17 | 211 |
| Burglary | 16 | 15 | 18 | 13 | 18 | 5 | 18 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 159 |
| Possession of weapons | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 98 |
| Robbery | 7 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 81 |
| Bicycle theft | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 61 |
| Theft from the person | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 30 | ||
| Total | 586 | 687 | 645 | 670 | 651 | 600 | 704 | 643 | 811 | 747 | 763 | 871 | 8378 |
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police.uk street-level crime for the Census neighbourhoods (LSOAs) covering Margate, Sept 2025 to Aug 2026. The rate uses those neighbourhoods’ Census 2021 population of 69,190.