Postcode area · Guildford
Crime in GU
How much crime is recorded in GU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Waverley
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 834,457 (2024)
GUPostcode area · Guildford
How safe is GU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 19.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in GU, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all council areas.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most council areas in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
19.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
42
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).
GUNational
Violence and sexual offences15.623.6
Anti-social behaviour6.310.7
Shoplifting5.68.4
Burglary5.49.1
Public order3.74.6
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Other theft3.04.5
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Drugs1.32.4
Other crime1.21.5
Robbery0.71.4
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Theft from the person0.52.1
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.