Crime Rate in Petersfield St Peter's, ward

Petersfield St Peter's has the 5th highest crime rate of 31 wards in East Hampshire district and the 3684th lowest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 568th highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Petersfield St Peter's in the last 12 months was 61.6 per 1,000 residents and was 25.0% higher than the East Hampshire district average (49.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Petersfield St Peter's’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 159 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 54.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 220 (≈ 31.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Petersfield St Peter's ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.