Postcode · Guildford
Crime in GU2 7YD
How much crime is recorded in GU2 7YD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Park Barn & Royal Surrey
- Council
- Guildford
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 5,388 (2024)
GU2 7YDGuildford
How safe is GU2 7YD
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 15.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the GU2 7YD area, 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
15.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
33
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).
GU2 7YDNational
Violence and sexual offences13.723.6
Burglary8.49.1
Other theft3.94.5
Public order3.74.6
Anti-social behaviour3.310.7
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Shoplifting1.38.4
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Drugs1.02.4
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Other crime0.41.5
Robbery0.11.4
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 40% 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.