Postcode · Petworth
Crime in GU28 9EX
How much crime is recorded in GU28 9EX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Fernhurst & Northchapel
- Council
- Chichester
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,474 (2024)
GU28 9EXPetworth
How safe is GU28 9EX
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 9.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the GU28 9EX area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
9.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
18
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 9EXNational
Burglary9.19.1
Violence and sexual offences5.523.6
Other theft4.94.5
Anti-social behaviour2.810.7
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Criminal damage and arson0.64.7
Public order0.54.6
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 37% 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.