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Crime in GU12 5

How much crime is recorded in GU12 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Guildford
Region
South East
Population
12,235 (2024)
Crime

How safe is GU12 5

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 17.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in GU12 5, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
17.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
39
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).

GU12 5National
Violence and sexual offences12.223.6
Anti-social behaviour5.810.7
Criminal damage and arson4.34.7
Burglary4.19.1
Vehicle crime3.63.5
Public order3.34.6
Shoplifting2.78.4
Drugs2.42.4
Other theft2.34.5
Other crime1.61.5
Theft from the person0.72.1
Robbery0.71.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 15% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
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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