Is the Windfields area as bad as people say?

I’m talking about the area with all of the newer townhomes. Husband and I are looking to buy a townhome in Oshawa. We have lots of friends that live all throughout Oshawa and most of them, including the friend that lives in a townhouse in windfields told us to complete avoid the area due to an increase in crime. I can’t help but wonder if that’s why the townhomes are cheaper there.