Postcode · Guildford
Crime in GU1 2BS
How much crime is recorded in GU1 2BS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Burpham, Boxgrove & Merrow West
- Council
- Guildford
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,395 (2024)
GU1 2BSGuildford
How safe is GU1 2BS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 15.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the GU1 2BS area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
15.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
27
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 2BSNational
Violence and sexual offences12.623.6
Public order3.34.6
Anti-social behaviour3.210.7
Burglary3.09.1
Criminal damage and arson2.24.7
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Other theft1.34.5
Other crime0.61.5
Theft from the person0.32.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Drugs0.22.4
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Shoplifting0.28.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 7% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.