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Crime in GU1 9

How much crime is recorded in GU1 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Guildford
Region
South East
Population
4,770 (2024)
Crime

How safe is GU1 9

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 100.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in GU1 9, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 10 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
10/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
100.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
202
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 9National
Violence and sexual offences94.923.6
Shoplifting25.08.4
Public order20.44.6
Anti-social behaviour20.410.7
Criminal damage and arson11.74.7
Other theft11.44.5
Drugs7.52.4
Burglary5.89.1
Other crime2.21.5
Bicycle theft2.11.0
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Theft from the person1.32.1
Robbery1.21.4
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 46% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
50
100
150
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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