Postcode · Guildford
Crime in GU1 4DE
How much crime is recorded in GU1 4DE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Guildford Town Centre
- Council
- Guildford
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,745 (2024)
GU1 4DEGuildford
How safe is GU1 4DE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 35.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the GU1 4DE area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
35.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
104
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 4DENational
Violence and sexual offences29.023.6
Anti-social behaviour18.110.7
Shoplifting17.08.4
Public order12.54.6
Other theft7.24.5
Burglary5.99.1
Criminal damage and arson5.74.7
Drugs5.12.4
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Other crime2.31.5
Robbery1.01.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Theft from the person0.32.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 17% 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.