Postcode · Guildford
Crime in GU1 4HT
How much crime is recorded in GU1 4HT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Guildford Town Centre
- Council
- Guildford
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,351 (2024)
GU1 4HTGuildford
How safe is GU1 4HT
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 66.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the GU1 4HT area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
66.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
211
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 4HTNational
Violence and sexual offences58.723.6
Public order40.84.6
Shoplifting40.08.4
Anti-social behaviour26.410.7
Criminal damage and arson15.44.7
Burglary8.69.1
Drugs7.82.4
Other theft6.44.5
Other crime4.71.5
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Theft from the person2.22.1
Robbery1.91.4
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Bicycle theft1.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 48% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.