Total Crime Rate

836.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

232.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 836.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 318.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 232.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 159.2 10/10
  • Public order 102.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 98.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 49.0 10/10
  • Other theft 40.8 10/10
  • Robbery 24.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.3 9/10
  • Burglary 8.2 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.2 9/10
  • Theft from the person 8.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.1 6/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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

Ridgewood Gardens area has the highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Bexhill Old Town & Worsham , and the highest crime rate of 305 local areas in Rother .

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 Ridgewood Gardens (TN40 1TR) in the last 12 months was 836.7 per 1,000 residents and was 1537.4% higher than the Bexhill Old Town & Worsham average (51.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 78 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 57 (≈ 232.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ridgewood Gardens (TN40 1TR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Boxgrove Close, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tiverton Drive (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ridgewood Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Boxgrove Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Clifton Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Penland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Tiverton Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tiverton Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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