Postcode · Guildford
Crime in GU1 2QQ
How much crime is recorded in GU1 2QQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Burpham, Boxgrove & Merrow West
- Council
- Guildford
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,590 (2024)
GU1 2QQGuildford
How safe is GU1 2QQ
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 12.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the GU1 2QQ area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
12.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
28
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 2QQNational
Violence and sexual offences9.423.6
Anti-social behaviour5.910.7
Burglary3.39.1
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Other theft2.04.5
Public order1.64.6
Shoplifting1.28.4
Drugs0.92.4
Other crime0.31.5
Robbery0.01.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 30% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.