Crime Rates at The Ridge, Hastings, TN34 2AB

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 2AB) 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 2AB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Cheviots, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Quantock Gardens (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.