Total Crime Rate
25.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
8.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cranford Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Petersfield Bell Hill , and the 143rd lowest crime rate of 410 local areas in East Hampshire .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Cranford Road (GU32 3NB) in the last 12 months was 25.7 per 1,000 residents and was 55.0% lower than the Petersfield Bell Hill average (57.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cranford Road (GU32 3NB), the main crime hotspot is near Goodyer Close. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bedford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Kennet Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bedford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bedford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bedford Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightingale Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Nightingale Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Borough Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Borough Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Borough Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Borough Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bedford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Borough Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Osier Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Goodyer Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Goodyer Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Goodyer Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Goodyer Close | — |
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