Postcode · Guildford
Crime in GU2 8AD
How much crime is recorded in GU2 8AD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Onslow Village and University
- Council
- Guildford
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,992 (2024)
GU2 8ADGuildford
How safe is GU2 8AD
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 13.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the GU2 8AD area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
13.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
40
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 8ADNational
Violence and sexual offences10.323.6
Anti-social behaviour6.810.7
Other theft6.24.5
Burglary4.99.1
Bicycle theft3.41.0
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Public order2.84.6
Drugs2.82.4
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Shoplifting0.88.4
Robbery0.71.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Other crime0.51.5
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 9% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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5
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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.