Postcode district · Camberley
Crime in GU16
How much crime is recorded in GU16, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Surrey Heath
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 36,716 (2024)
GU16Postcode district · Camberley
How safe is GU16
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 15.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in GU16, 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
15.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
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).
GU16National
Violence and sexual offences12.823.6
Anti-social behaviour4.910.7
Burglary4.59.1
Shoplifting4.58.4
Public order2.74.6
Other theft2.74.5
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Other crime1.01.5
Drugs0.92.4
Robbery0.51.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Theft from the person0.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 10% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.