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March 2026 Source: Hampshire Constabulary Police

east hampshire Crime Intelligence Report

east hampshire recorded 534 crimes in March 2026, equating to a crime rate of 4.25 per 1,000 residents. This places east hampshire at #265 of 330 local authorities nationally by total crime volume. Crime has increased by 17.1% compared to the previous month. Year-on-year, crime levels are 0.6% lower.

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Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: March 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

534
trending_up +17.1% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

45.08per 1k
Moderate

National Safety

#15of 330

Top 4% Safest UK

Hampshire

#2rank

Ranked by annual rate

12-Month Crime Trend

Monthly Totals

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
On or near Parking Area Map
Shoplifting: 11 Public order: 8
11
On or near Parking Area Map
Violence and sexual offences: 6 Anti-social behaviour: 3
6
On or near Petrol Station Map
Shoplifting: 9
9
On or near Petrol Station Map
Other theft: 8
8
On or near Sydney Road Map
Shoplifting: 7
7
On or near Elder Crescent Map
Violence and sexual offences: 5 Vehicle crime: 2
5
On or near Victoria Way Map
Violence and sexual offences: 6 Possession of weapons: 1
6
On or near High Street Map
Anti-social behaviour: 4 Shoplifting: 3
4
On or near Lions Field Map
Criminal damage and arson: 6
6
On or near Supermarket Map
Shoplifting: 6
6

Crime Breakdown

March 2026
534 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
218
40.8%
Anti-social Behaviour
54
10.1%
Criminal Damage & Arson
51
9.6%
Shoplifting
43
8.1%
Public Order
42
7.9%
Other Theft
37
6.9%
Vehicle Crime
28
5.2%
Drug Offences
22
4.1%
Burglary
18
3.4%
Other Crime
12
2.2%
Weapons Possession
5
0.9%
Theft from Person
2
0.4%
Bicycle Theft
2
0.4%

Stop & Search

March 2026

1,621

Total Stops

18.1%

Arrest Rate

95

Neighbourhoods

Reason for Stop

Firearms

5

Evidence of offences under the Act

1

Outcome

A no further action disposal1,013
Arrest293
Community resolution273
Summons / charged by post35
Not recorded7

Gender

Male1,357
Female250
Other14

Officer-Defined Ethnicity

Self-defined where available

81.6%

White

9.6%

Black

5.1%

Asian

3.8%

Other

Stop & search data published by Hampshire Constabulary under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.

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Ward Safety Rankings

31 wards

Highest Crime

#Ward Crimes Rate
1Whitehill Chase 62 88.1
2Alton Eastbrooke 37 78.0
3Petersfield Causeway 44 70.6
4Alton Wooteys 27 69.6
5Petersfield St Peter's 34 61.4

Safest Wards

Ward Crimes Rate
shieldRopley, Hawkley & Hangers 4 1.2
shieldPetersfield Heath 5 1.7
shieldPetersfield Bell Hill 12 2.1
shieldAlton Amery 3 1.2
shieldHorndean Downs 4 1.3

Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_up +17.1%
Year-on-Yeartrending_down -0.6%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_down -0.7%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 330 local authorities in England & Wales.

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