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Crime in GU1 2

How much crime is recorded in GU1 2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Guildford
Region
South East
Population
22,938 (2024)
Crime

How safe is GU1 2

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 38.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in GU1 2, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
38.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
92
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

GU1 2National
Violence and sexual offences33.223.6
Shoplifting16.88.4
Anti-social behaviour12.010.7
Public order9.64.6
Burglary7.69.1
Other theft6.24.5
Criminal damage and arson5.74.7
Drugs2.82.4
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Other crime1.41.5
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Robbery1.01.4
Theft from the person1.02.1
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 25% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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