Ramsgate grades D overall against UK towns: better than 7% of UK towns, and #77 of 87 in Kent. Its strongest subject is walkability (A): 26% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. Its weakest is safety (D−): 61.3 violent and sexual offences and 20.6 home and vehicle crimes per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026. Among UK towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people, it has less crime per resident than 5%. The median home sold for £260,000 in the last three years, 5.4 times what households in the Thanet council area earn in a year.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Ramsgate is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ramsgate.
Safety
Ramsgate has more crime per resident than 97% of UK towns
Town centres with shops, stations and nightlife record more crime per resident: police.uk counts crimes where they happen, not where victims live.
Violent crime ran at 61.3 per 1,000 residents a year, above both Kent’s towns (23.9) and England’s towns (22). Police recorded 4,764 crimes inside Ramsgate’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 1,095 reports of anti-social behaviour. For its size, Ramsgate records more crime per resident than 95% of the 645 UK towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people.
61.3violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a yearD−Safety Grade
Compared with UK towns its sizeLess crime per resident than 5% of the 645 UK towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people: more crime than most for its size. Context only, not part of the grade.
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Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual2,330
Shoplifting483
Damage & arson483
Other theft375
Drugs263
Public order221
Other crime169
Vehicle crime167
Anti-social1,095
Not gradedAnti-social behaviour, shoplifting and other theft are shown but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence and crimes against homes and vehicles per resident.
61.3
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
20.6
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
22.9
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
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History
440 listed buildings, 5 of them Grade I
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Ramsgate has 440 listed buildings on Historic England’s list: 5 Grade I, 10 Grade II*. For its size, Ramsgate has 105 listed buildings per 10,000 residents, above both Kent’s towns (52) and England’s towns (39). 37% of homes were built before 1919.
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Health
Disability is more common in Ramsgate than in Kent’s towns or across England’s towns: 23% of residents
That puts Ramsgate above both Kent’s towns (18%) and England’s towns (17%). Women here live to 81.6 on average and men to 76.5 (2019–23). These answers aren’t adjusted for age, so young towns look healthier; the Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy and early deaths.
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Cliffs End and Eastry have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Ramsgate
Is Ramsgate safe?
Police recorded 4,764 crimes inside Ramsgate’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, 49% of them violence and sexual offences, a police category that includes harassment and stalking.
How many listed buildings are there in Ramsgate?
That is 4.3 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I buildings include Church of St Augustine of England (Roman Catholic) with Cloisters Attached.
How much is council tax in Ramsgate?
Band D council tax in Ramsgate is £2,513 for 2026–27, more than in 67% of UK towns (council, county, police and fire, plus the parish or town council). Your own bill depends on your home’s band; check it on GOV.UK.
About Ramsgate
Large town in Kent, England
Ramsgate is a built-up area of 42,031 people, in the Thanet council area. TownRatings uses ONS’s 2022 built-up areas as towns: the physical town, as people mean the word, rather than a council district, so its figures cover the town itself.
Built from ONS geography and Census 2021
Population
42,031 (Census 2021)
Council
Thanet
County
Kent
Region
South East
Area
3.1 sq mi (8 km²)
ONS code
E63005214
Sources: ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area · HM Land Registry Price Paid (standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026) · ONS Price Index of Private Rents (August 2026, by council) · MHCLG and Welsh Government council tax, Band D 2026–27 (with parish precepts in England) · data.police.uk street-level crime, 36 months to August 2026, points inside the built-up-area boundary · ONS small-area life expectancy and healthy life expectancy, 2019 to 2023 (England and Wales), OHID Fingertips small-area indicators (England) and Census 2021 health, adjusted for age · ONS small-area income estimates (financial year ending 2023) · DWP claimant count via Nomis (January to August 2026) · Historic England, National Heritage List for England (listed buildings, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, battlefields, World Heritage Sites), October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties by build period (31 March 2025) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
