Postcode · Guildford
Crime in GU2 8ET
How much crime is recorded in GU2 8ET, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Park Barn & Royal Surrey
- Council
- Guildford
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,904 (2024)
GU2 8ETGuildford
How safe is GU2 8ET
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 55.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the GU2 8ET area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
55.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
113
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 8ETNational
Violence and sexual offences48.623.6
Anti-social behaviour18.310.7
Public order15.94.6
Criminal damage and arson12.14.7
Other theft6.54.5
Burglary5.79.1
Other crime2.71.5
Possession of weapons2.20.9
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Drugs0.92.4
Robbery0.61.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Shoplifting0.58.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 19% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.