Total Crime Rate
106.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
38.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026The Windmills area has the 4th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Alton Amery , and the 49th highest crime rate of 410 local areas in East Hampshire .
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 The Windmills (GU34 1EF) in the last 12 months was 106.5 per 1,000 residents and was 379.8% higher than the Alton Amery average (22.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 38.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around The Windmills (GU34 1EF), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 98 crimes here, including 48 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Turk Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Turk Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | High Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | High Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Ascot Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stillions Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lower Turk Street | Under investigation |
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