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Safest Areas in Margate

Data: 2025-04 to 2026-03 · Source: data.police.uk

Burglaries (12 months)

177

2.56 per 1,000 residents

UK average (per 1,000)

3.4

England & Wales

vs UK average

-24%

burglary rate difference

Safest neighbourhoods in Margate

Ranked by burglary rate, lowest first

1

Kingsgate

0.00/1,000
Safety score: 99
2

Westgate-on-Sea

0.93/1,000
Safety score: 91
3

Cliftonville East

1.55/1,000
Safety score: 78
4

Birchington North

1.55/1,000
Safety score: 78
5

Garlinge

1.60/1,000
Safety score: 77
6

Westbrook

1.97/1,000
Safety score: 67
7

Birchington South

2.15/1,000
Safety score: 63
8

Thanet Villages

2.61/1,000
Safety score: 51
9

Cliftonville West

2.62/1,000
Safety score: 51
10

Salmestone

2.80/1,000
Safety score: 47
11

Dane Valley

3.06/1,000
Safety score: 42
12

Margate Central

6.42/1,000
Safety score: 8

Burglary hotspots in Margate

Ranked by burglary rate, highest first

1

Margate Central

6.42/1,000
Safety score: 8
2

Dane Valley

3.06/1,000
Safety score: 42
3

Salmestone

2.80/1,000
Safety score: 47
4

Cliftonville West

2.62/1,000
Safety score: 51
5

Thanet Villages

2.61/1,000
Safety score: 51
6

Birchington South

2.15/1,000
Safety score: 63
7

Westbrook

1.97/1,000
Safety score: 67
8

Garlinge

1.60/1,000
Safety score: 77
9

Cliftonville East

1.55/1,000
Safety score: 78
10

Birchington North

1.55/1,000
Safety score: 78
11

Westgate-on-Sea

0.93/1,000
Safety score: 91
12

Kingsgate

0.00/1,000
Safety score: 99

About Margate

Population

69,201

Households

30,655

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Crime data from data.police.uk. Population data from Census 2021. Data covers 2025-04 to 2026-03.