Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Margate Central
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Among the most deprived
Mean decile 1.17 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Among the most deprived on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 1.17 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Margate Central
Crime trends · Margate Central
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
43
YoY -20%
ASB
33
YoY +57%
Vehicle Crime
4
YoY +300%
Burglary
5
YoY +100%
Criminal damage
8
YoY +60%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
1 of 5 key categories improving · vehicle crime rising
154
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Margate Central
Ethnicity
Total residents: 6,243
White Brit.75.7%
Other White10.4%
Other Asian1.7%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group1.6%
African1.6%
+ 2 other groups · 9.0%
Religion
Total residents: 6,231
No religion50.8%
Christian37.9%
Not answered6.3%
Muslim2.5%
+ other · 2.5%
Age groups
Total residents: 6,234
35–4921.1%
50–6419.0%
25–3417.4%
≤47.3%
65–747.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.3%
Households
Total households: 2,948
Other31.8%
Lone parent family: With dependent children11.6%
Any member 66+10.7%
Cohabiting couple family: No children8.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children7.2%
