Postcode · Guildford
Crime in GU1 2EB
How much crime is recorded in GU1 2EB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Guildford Town Centre
- Council
- Guildford
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,520 (2024)
GU1 2EBGuildford
How safe is GU1 2EB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 19.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the GU1 2EB 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
19.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
47
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 2EBNational
Violence and sexual offences14.723.6
Other theft12.14.5
Burglary9.29.1
Anti-social behaviour5.010.7
Public order4.34.6
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Other crime1.01.5
Drugs0.82.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Shoplifting0.48.4
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 58% 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.