Postcode · Guildford
Crime in GU2 8UX
How much crime is recorded in GU2 8UX, 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
- 1,434 (2024)
GU2 8UXGuildford
How safe is GU2 8UX
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 32.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the GU2 8UX 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
32.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
64
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 8UXNational
Violence and sexual offences27.123.6
Criminal damage and arson10.14.7
Anti-social behaviour6.410.7
Public order5.54.6
Other crime4.61.5
Drugs3.12.4
Burglary2.99.1
Vehicle crime2.63.5
Possession of weapons1.80.9
Other theft1.34.5
Shoplifting0.58.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 49% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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.