Total Crime Rate

75.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

4.5 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 75.9 7/10
  • Shoplifting 67.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 4.5 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.5 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Windmill Drive area has the 8th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in East Preston , and the 177th highest crime rate of 530 local areas in Arun .

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 Windmill Drive (BN16 3HL) in the last 12 months was 75.9 per 1,000 residents and was 255.6% higher than the East Preston average (21.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 650.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 75.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Windmill Drive (BN16 3HL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Northcourt Close, where police recorded 47 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fircroft Crescent (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Windmill Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Northcourt Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Northcourt Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Northcourt Close —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fircroft Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mill Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Northcourt Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Northcourt Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Northcourt Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Northcourt Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Northcourt Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Northcourt Close —
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Data Sources

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