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Crime in GU2 8

How much crime is recorded in GU2 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Guildford
Region
South East
Population
17,984 (2024)
Crime

How safe is GU2 8

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 27.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in GU2 8, 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
27.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
59
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).

GU2 8National
Violence and sexual offences22.423.6
Anti-social behaviour8.710.7
Criminal damage and arson5.84.7
Public order5.84.6
Other theft4.24.5
Burglary4.09.1
Shoplifting3.58.4
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Drugs1.92.4
Other crime1.91.5
Bicycle theft1.41.0
Robbery0.91.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Theft from the person0.52.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 7% 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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