Total Crime Rate
259.4 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Rye Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Baird , and the 32nd highest crime rate of 289 local areas in Hastings .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Rye Road (TN35 5DG) in the last 12 months was 259.4 per 1,000 residents and was 146.7% higher than the Baird average (105.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -28.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 32 (β 100.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rye Road (TN35 5DG), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 116 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Baird| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hemingford Rise | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Brightling Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| 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 | Other crime | Rock Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rock Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Winchelsea Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Winchelsea Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brightling Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brightling Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brightling Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Brightling Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Brightling Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Canute Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Brightling Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brightling Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brightling Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brightling Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brightling Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Offa Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Montgomery Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Brightling Avenue | Action to be taken by another organisation |
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