Postcode district · Guildford
Crime in GU2
How much crime is recorded in GU2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Guildford
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 45,234 (2024)
GU2Postcode district · Guildford
How safe is GU2
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 29.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in GU2, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
29.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
63
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).
GU2National
Violence and sexual offences25.323.6
Anti-social behaviour8.910.7
Public order6.04.6
Shoplifting5.88.4
Burglary5.19.1
Criminal damage and arson5.04.7
Other theft4.44.5
Drugs2.02.4
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Other crime1.31.5
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Robbery0.61.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Theft from the person0.52.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 26% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.