Crime Rate in Petersfield Bell Hill, ward

Petersfield Bell Hill has the 9th highest crime rate of 31 wards in East Hampshire district and the 3016th lowest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 574th lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Petersfield Bell Hill in the last 12 months was 53.8 per 1,000 residents and was 9.0% higher than the East Hampshire district average (49.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Petersfield Bell Hill’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 68 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 85 (≈ 26.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Petersfield Bell Hill ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Dukes Close. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.