Margate Central vs Tenterden St Michael's

Margate Central has a safety score of 3/100 (High Crime) and recorded 2,804 crimes in the last 12 months. Tenterden St Michael's has a safety score of 75/100 (Safe) with 134 crimes. Tenterden St Michael's 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. Tenterden St Michael's shows -10.7% (falling). 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 Tenterden St Michael's, it is Violent Crime (60 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 Tenterden St Michael's recorded 27. 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 60 in Tenterden St Michael's. 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%). Tenterden St Michael's recorded 150 crimes previously (now 134, -10.7%).

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 Tenterden St Michael's has 12.5%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Margate Central falls within the Kent Police boundary. Tenterden St Michael's 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 Tenterden St Michael's. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.