Total Crime Rate

44.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

8.2 per 1,000 2/10 · 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 44.0 4/10
  • Other theft 13.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 8.2 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.5 1/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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 Ridge area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Baird , and the 81st lowest crime rate of 285 local areas in Hastings .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Ridge (TN34 2AA) in the last 12 months was 44.0 per 1,000 residents and was 61.7% lower than the Baird average (114.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Ridge (TN34 2AA), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 70 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Ridge area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Grove Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coghurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grove Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leeds Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leeds Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leeds Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Graystone Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Avenue —
Apr 2026Public order Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Coghurst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coghurst Road Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Coghurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coghurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Speckled Wood Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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