Postcode · Petersfield
Crime in GU31 5LT
How much crime is recorded in GU31 5LT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Milland & South Harting
- Council
- Chichester
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,005 (2024)
GU31 5LTPetersfield
How safe is GU31 5LT
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 11.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the GU31 5LT 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
11.2
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 5LTNational
Burglary7.39.1
Violence and sexual offences5.923.6
Anti-social behaviour4.110.7
Vehicle crime3.23.5
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Other theft1.54.5
Public order1.34.6
Shoplifting1.08.4
Drugs0.72.4
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Other crime0.31.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 8% 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.