Postcode · Guildford
Crime in GU1 2QU
How much crime is recorded in GU1 2QU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Burpham, Boxgrove & Merrow West
- Council
- Guildford
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,559 (2024)
GU1 2QUGuildford
How safe is GU1 2QU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 14.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the GU1 2QU 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
14.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
29
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 2QUNational
Violence and sexual offences10.823.6
Anti-social behaviour6.210.7
Criminal damage and arson3.24.7
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Public order1.64.6
Burglary1.49.1
Other theft1.44.5
Other crime1.21.5
Drugs1.02.4
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Robbery0.21.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 149% 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.