Petersfield St Peter's, East Hampshire: Safety
Safety
Crime in Petersfield St Peter's has dropped sharply over the past two years. It fell from 115.9 crimes per 1,000 people in 2024 to 104.8 in 2025, with 2026 figures tracking even lower.
The neighbourhood still had higher crime rates than the UK average in 2024 and 2025, but that gap is closing fast. Anti-social behaviour has more than halved since 2024 — one of the biggest improvements you'll notice day-to-day.
Neighbouring areas like Petersfield Heath and Bell Hill have consistently low crime rates, which suggests the wider town is generally settled. St Peter's itself is on a clear, sustained downward trend. That's a good sign if you're thinking about moving here.
Source: police-recorded crime for Petersfield St Peter's ward (Hampshire Constabulary, data.police.uk), Jan 2024–Aug 2026; residents from Census 2021. This summary may predate the latest data release; the table below has the current figures.
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Crime rate comparison
Crimes per 1,000 residents, Jan–Dec 2025. Petersfield St Peter's ward: Hampshire Constabulary data via data.police.uk; residents from Census 2021. Averages are for all wards in the area over the same months. Planna's safety index uses the latest 12 months instead, so it can differ.
2024
2025
Jan–Aug 2026
Petersfield St Peter's ward
Crimes/1,000 residents
98.9
Similar to
UK average (England, Wales & N. Ireland)
98.8
Higher than
South East region average
84.2
Neighbouring wards
Higher than
Petersfield Causeway
64.9
Higher than
Petersfield Bell Hill
53.7
Higher than
Froxfield, Sheet & Steep
32.6
Higher than
Petersfield Heath
22.9
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Types of Crime
Share of police-recorded crimes in Petersfield St Peter's ward and the South East region average, Jan–Dec 2025.
This ward
Regional average
- Violent offences34%38%
- Shoplifting16%10%
- Anti-social behaviour11%14%
- Criminal damage and arson9%8%
- Public order9%7%
- Other theft6%7%
- Burglary3%3%
- Drugs3%3%
- Possession of weapons2%1%
- Theft from the person2%1%
- Vehicle crime2%4%
- Robbery1%1%
- Bicycle theft1%1%
- Other crime1%2%
