Crime Rates at Windlesham Gardens, Brighton, BN1 3AU

Windlesham Gardens area has the 5th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Preston Park , and the 138th highest crime rate of 805 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

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 Windlesham Gardens (BN1 3AU) in the last 12 months was 170.2 per 1,000 residents and was 288.1% higher than the Preston Park average (43.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 30.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 55.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 562.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Windlesham Gardens (BN1 3AU), 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.