Crime Rate in Petersfield Heath, ward

Petersfield Heath has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 31 wards in East Hampshire district and the 415th lowest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 29th 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 52.5% lower than the East Hampshire district average (49.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Petersfield Heath’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 11.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Petersfield Heath ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Lower Mead. Police recorded 9 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.