Postcode · Petworth
Crime in GU28 9JS
How much crime is recorded in GU28 9JS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Easebourne & Petworth
- Council
- Chichester
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,563 (2024)
GU28 9JSPetworth
How safe is GU28 9JS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 10.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the GU28 9JS 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
10.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
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 9JSNational
Anti-social behaviour8.610.7
Violence and sexual offences6.523.6
Burglary5.39.1
Criminal damage and arson4.24.7
Other theft3.94.5
Public order3.54.6
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Other crime0.51.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Drugs0.42.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 45% 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.