Total Crime Rate

150.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 150.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 67.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 41.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.3 6/10
  • Other theft 20.9 10/10
  • Public order 8.4 7/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 4/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Shoplifting 4.2 3/10
  • Theft from the person 4.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Ridgewood Gardens area has the 7th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Bexhill Old Town & Worsham , and the 23rd highest crime rate of 305 local areas in Rother .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ridgewood Gardens (TN40 1TS) in the last 12 months was 150.6 per 1,000 residents and was 194.8% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -41.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 41.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ridgewood Gardens (TN40 1TS), the main crime hotspot is near Brett Drive. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ridgewood Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Glassenbury Drive —
Apr 2026Burglary Clifton Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Boxgrove Close Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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