Postcode · Guildford
Crime in GU1 3SA
How much crime is recorded in GU1 3SA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Guildford Town Centre
- Council
- Guildford
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,927 (2024)
GU1 3SAGuildford
How safe is GU1 3SA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 46.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the GU1 3SA area, 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
46.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
162
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 3SANational
Shoplifting41.48.4
Violence and sexual offences37.923.6
Burglary25.69.1
Anti-social behaviour24.710.7
Public order20.24.6
Other theft12.34.5
Criminal damage and arson8.34.7
Drugs3.22.4
Other crime2.31.5
Robbery1.81.4
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Theft from the person1.72.1
Bicycle theft1.61.0
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 8% 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.