Crime Rates at Windmill Street, Brighton, BN2 0GN

Windmill Street area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Kemptown , and the 126th lowest crime rate of 815 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

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 Street (BN2 0GN) in the last 12 months was 21.4 per 1,000 residents and was 93.7% lower than the Kemptown average (340.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Windmill Street (BN2 0GN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ashton Rise, where police recorded 57 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Grove Hill (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.