Total Crime Rate
116.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Montgomery Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Baird , and the 101st highest crime rate of 289 local areas in Hastings .
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 Montgomery Road (TN35 4LA) in the last 12 months was 116.3 per 1,000 residents and was 10.7% higher than the Baird average (105.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 61.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Montgomery Road (TN35 4LA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 65 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brightling Avenue (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Baird| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Rock Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Austen Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Rye Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brightling Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brightling Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ivy Gardens | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brightling Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brightling Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Brightling Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Brightling Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Brightling Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Brightling Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brightling Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Austen Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brightling Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rye Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brightling Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Brightling Avenue | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Winchelsea Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Winchelsea Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Montgomery Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Churchill Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Churchill Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rye Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Rye Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Rye Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rock Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Rye Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mountbatten Close | Under investigation |
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