Postcode · Petworth
Crime in GU28 9DS
How much crime is recorded in GU28 9DS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Easebourne & Petworth
- Council
- Chichester
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,006 (2024)
GU28 9DSPetworth
How safe is GU28 9DS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 6.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the GU28 9DS area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 1 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
1/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
6.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
20
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
GU28 9DSNational
Anti-social behaviour4.710.7
Shoplifting3.68.4
Violence and sexual offences3.523.6
Other theft2.44.5
Burglary2.29.1
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Other crime0.81.5
Public order0.54.6
Drugs0.22.4
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 50% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.