Crime Rates at Ridgeway, East Grinstead, RH19 4BW

Ridgeway area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Ashurst Wood & East Grinstead South , and the 163rd lowest crime rate of 450 local areas in Mid Sussex .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ridgeway (RH19 4BW) in the last 12 months was 25.4 per 1,000 residents and was 60.7% lower than the Ashurst Wood & East Grinstead South average (64.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ridgeway (RH19 4BW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dunning'S Road (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.