Postcode · Guildford
Crime in GU2 8BZ
How much crime is recorded in GU2 8BZ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Park Barn & Royal Surrey
- Council
- Guildford
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,611 (2024)
GU2 8BZGuildford
How safe is GU2 8BZ
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 31.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the GU2 8BZ area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
31.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
71
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 8BZNational
Violence and sexual offences27.423.6
Anti-social behaviour13.010.7
Criminal damage and arson9.74.7
Other theft4.94.5
Public order4.44.6
Other crime3.81.5
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Drugs2.12.4
Burglary1.49.1
Robbery1.21.4
Shoplifting1.08.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 17% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.