Postcode district · Petersfield
Crime in GU32
How much crime is recorded in GU32, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- East Hampshire
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 21,038 (2024)
GU32Postcode district · Petersfield
How safe is GU32
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 17.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in GU32, 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
17.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
36
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).
GU32National
Violence and sexual offences14.023.6
Burglary5.59.1
Anti-social behaviour4.110.7
Shoplifting3.58.4
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Public order3.14.6
Other theft2.34.5
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Drugs1.22.4
Robbery0.81.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Other crime0.71.5
Theft from the person0.72.1
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 21% 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.