Postcode · Guildford
Crime in GU2 8BP
How much crime is recorded in GU2 8BP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Worplesdon, Jacobs Well & Wood Street
- Council
- Guildford
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,606 (2024)
GU2 8BPGuildford
How safe is GU2 8BP
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 13.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the GU2 8BP 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
13.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
24
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 8BPNational
Violence and sexual offences11.623.6
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Other theft2.64.5
Anti-social behaviour2.010.7
Burglary2.09.1
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Public order1.54.6
Drugs0.62.4
Other crime0.61.5
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Robbery0.01.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 15% 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.