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Crime in GU1 3

How much crime is recorded in GU1 3, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Guildford
Region
South East
Population
11,781 (2024)
Crime

How safe is GU1 3

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 53.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in GU1 3, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
53.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
132
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

GU1 3National
Violence and sexual offences47.423.6
Shoplifting26.58.4
Anti-social behaviour16.110.7
Public order14.44.6
Burglary11.09.1
Other theft9.14.5
Criminal damage and arson7.64.7
Drugs4.02.4
Other crime2.21.5
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Robbery1.31.4
Bicycle theft1.21.0
Theft from the person1.22.1
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 21% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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