Total Crime Rate

148.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

80.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 148.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 80.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.4 9/10
  • Drugs 19.4 10/10
  • Public order 16.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.9 8/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Windlesham Gardens area has the 7th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Preston Park , and the 162nd highest crime rate of 805 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Windlesham Gardens (BN1 3AJ) in the last 12 months was 148.9 per 1,000 residents and was 239.4% higher than the Preston Park average (43.9 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 -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 11.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 80.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Windlesham Gardens (BN1 3AJ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 241 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Windlesham Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/66)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chanctonbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montpelier Villas Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Colbourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Old Shoreham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Addison Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Osmond Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Powis Grove —
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howard Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Chanctonbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Russell Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Clifton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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