Crime Rate in Petersfield Heath, ward

Petersfield Heath has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 31 wards in East Hampshire district and the 386th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Petersfield Heath in the last 12 months was 23.4 per 1,000 residents and was 53.9% lower than the East Hampshire district average (50.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Petersfield Heath’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 12.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Petersfield Heath ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Gorse Road. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.