Total Crime Rate

16.1 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

0.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 16.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.4 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Violent crimes 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Ridgeway area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Hellingly , and the 103rd lowest crime rate of 494 local areas in Wealden .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Ridgeway (BN27 4PG) in the last 12 months was 16.1 per 1,000 residents and was 75.4% lower than the Hellingly average (65.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

In the area around The Ridgeway (BN27 4PG), the main crime hotspot is near Park View. Police recorded 8 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in The Ridgeway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour James Avenue —
Apr 2026Drugs Blanshard Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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