Postcode · Guildford
Crime in GU1 1SU
How much crime is recorded in GU1 1SU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Guildford Town Centre
- Council
- Guildford
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,062 (2024)
GU1 1SUGuildford
How safe is GU1 1SU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 22.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the GU1 1SU area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
22.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
53
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).
GU1 1SUNational
Violence and sexual offences17.223.6
Anti-social behaviour8.810.7
Burglary7.79.1
Public order6.14.6
Other theft3.94.5
Criminal damage and arson3.84.7
Drugs3.82.4
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Bicycle theft2.21.0
Other crime0.81.5
Theft from the person0.82.1
Shoplifting0.88.4
Robbery0.61.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 19% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.