Total Crime Rate

55.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.1 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 55.9 5/10
  • Violent crimes 20.1 4/10
  • Shoplifting 17.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.7 4/10
  • Public order 6.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.5 4/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Other theft 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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 10th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Ashdown , and the 104th 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 (TN37 7PS) in the last 12 months was 55.9 per 1,000 residents and was 40.5% lower than the Ashdown average (94.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -11.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 20.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 125.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Ridge (TN37 7PS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Eldridge Way, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mistral Close (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Ridge area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beaulieu Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beaulieu Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eldridge Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eldridge Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beaulieu Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eldridge Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eldridge Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beaulieu Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beaulieu Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beaulieu Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beaulieu Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Welton Rise —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eldridge Way —
Apr 2026Burglary Beaulieu Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maplehurst Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Beaulieu Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stockton View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stockton View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Stockton View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stockton View —
Apr 2026Public order Beaulieu Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Beaulieu Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Eldridge Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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