Total Crime Rate
77.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ridgeway area has the 5th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Hayes & Coney Hall , and the 297th highest crime rate of 930 local areas in Bromley .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Ridgeway (BR2 7DE) in the last 12 months was 77.7 per 1,000 residents and was 75.9% higher than the Hayes & Coney Hall average (44.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 233.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 28.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 140.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ridgeway (BR2 7DE), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Larkfield Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Station Approach | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Larkfield Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Stuart Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Cherry Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Larkfield Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Husseywell Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Forge Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Hawthorndene Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Hawthorndene Road | Under investigation |
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