Crap Towns / Ramsgate / Crime

How much crime is there in Ramsgate?

The police recorded 119 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Ramsgate from September 2023 to August 2026, 1.6 times the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 58.6. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 113, down from 123 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	123	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	121	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	113	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	58.6	34.1
Criminal damage and arson	11.7	7.0
Shoplifting	11.6	7.1
Other theft	9.0	5.4
Public order	6.0	6.6
Drugs	5.5	2.4
Vehicle crime	5.2	3.8
Other crime	3.9	2.0
Burglary	3.3	3.1
Possession of weapons	1.4	0.8
Bicycle theft	1.1	0.5
Robbery	1.0	0.6
Theft from the person	0.9	0.4

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Canterbury	23.7 km	140
Dover	24.6 km	129
Ramsgate	–	119
Margate	4.6 km	105
Herne Bay	18.4 km	84.1
Whitfield	21.8 km	73.5
Broadstairs	3.0 km	66.9
Whitstable	26.0 km	65.6
Deal	13.8 km	61.2
Aylesham	18.9 km	59.7
Herne	19.4 km	39.0
The typical town	–	76.2