Total Crime Rate

560.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

275.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 560.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 275.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 181.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 112.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 60.3 10/10
  • Public order 56.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.5 10/10
  • Other theft 34.5 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 34.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 17.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.3 7/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Robbery 4.3 6/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Square area has the highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Petersfield Bell Hill , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 410 local areas in East Hampshire .

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 The Square (GU32 3HS) in the last 12 months was 560.3 per 1,000 residents and was 880.6% higher than the Petersfield Bell Hill average (57.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -29.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 64 (≈ 275.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Square (GU32 3HS), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 95 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in The Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (29/29)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lavant Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Osborne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order The Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft The Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft The Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Road —
Apr 2026Other crime Chapel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Drum Lane —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lavant Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Lavant Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lavant Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sheep Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Drum Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chapel Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chapel Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chapel Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lavant Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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