Total Crime Rate
120.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
23.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026This area has the 5th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Easebourne , and the 59th highest crime rate of 450 local areas in Chichester .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around This (GU28 0BF) in the last 12 months was 120.4 per 1,000 residents and was 283.0% higher than the Easebourne average (31.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Shoplifting ( -57.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 23.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around postcode GU28 0BF, the main crime hotspot is near Dawtrey Road. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Petworth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Wyndham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Mant Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Littlecote | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Martlet Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Mant Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Damer'S Bridge | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Downview Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Garland Close | — |
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