Postcode · Guildford
Crime in GU1 2UD
How much crime is recorded in GU1 2UD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Burpham North & Merrow East
- Council
- Guildford
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,678 (2024)
GU1 2UDGuildford
How safe is GU1 2UD
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 31.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the GU1 2UD area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
31.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
54
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 2UDNational
Violence and sexual offences27.423.6
Anti-social behaviour8.810.7
Criminal damage and arson5.64.7
Public order4.04.6
Other theft2.44.5
Possession of weapons1.50.9
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Robbery1.21.4
Other crime1.01.5
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Burglary0.29.1
Drugs0.02.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 87% 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.