Crime Rate in Petersfield Bell Hill, ward

Petersfield Bell Hill has the 7th highest crime rate of 31 wards in East Hampshire district and the 3308th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 634th lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Petersfield Bell Hill in the last 12 months was 58.4 per 1,000 residents and was 14.9% higher than the East Hampshire district average (50.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Petersfield Bell Hill’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 65 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -72.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 84 (≈ 25.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Petersfield Bell Hill ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Dukes Close. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.