Postcode · Guildford
Crime in GU1 4NS
How much crime is recorded in GU1 4NS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Guildford Town Centre
- Council
- Guildford
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,768 (2024)
GU1 4NSGuildford
How safe is GU1 4NS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 26.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the GU1 4NS area, below 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
26.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
94
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 4NSNational
Shoplifting24.48.4
Violence and sexual offences20.423.6
Anti-social behaviour13.210.7
Other theft9.64.5
Public order9.44.6
Criminal damage and arson5.34.7
Robbery3.11.4
Drugs2.72.4
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Other crime2.01.5
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Burglary0.99.1
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Theft from the person0.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 39% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.