Postcode district · Petersfield
Crime in GU31
How much crime is recorded in GU31, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- East Hampshire
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 22,402 (2024)
GU31Postcode district · Petersfield
How safe is GU31
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 17.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in GU31, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
17.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
33
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).
GU31National
Violence and sexual offences13.523.6
Burglary6.09.1
Anti-social behaviour4.010.7
Shoplifting3.48.4
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Public order2.94.6
Other theft1.94.5
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Drugs1.22.4
Robbery0.71.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Theft from the person0.62.1
Other crime0.61.5
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 15% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.