Postcode · Petersfield
Crime in GU31 5BX
How much crime is recorded in GU31 5BX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Milland & South Harting
- Council
- Chichester
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,282 (2024)
GU31 5BXPetersfield
How safe is GU31 5BX
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 13.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the GU31 5BX area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
13.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
24
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).
GU31 5BXNational
Burglary12.39.1
Violence and sexual offences7.323.6
Anti-social behaviour5.810.7
Vehicle crime2.63.5
Criminal damage and arson2.14.7
Public order1.84.6
Other theft0.94.5
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Shoplifting0.08.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 43% 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.