Margate Central vs Pilgrims with Ightham

Margate Central has a safety score of 3/100 (High Crime) and recorded 2,804 crimes in the last 12 months. Pilgrims with Ightham has a safety score of 57/100 (Average) with 381 crimes. Pilgrims with Ightham scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Margate Central shows a year-on-year crime trend of +22.5% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Pilgrims with Ightham shows +0.5% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Margate Central, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (942 incidents). In Pilgrims with Ightham, it is Violent Crime (104 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Margate Central recorded 580 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Pilgrims with Ightham recorded 88. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Margate Central totalled 942 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 104 in Pilgrims with Ightham. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Margate Central recorded 2,290 crimes (now 2,804, a change of +22.5%). Pilgrims with Ightham recorded 379 crimes previously (now 381, +0.5%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Margate Central has a resolution rate of 27.5% and Pilgrims with Ightham has 53.1%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Margate Central falls within the Kent Police boundary. Pilgrims with Ightham is covered by Kent Police. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Margate Central and Pilgrims with Ightham. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.