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Crime in GU23 6

How much crime is recorded in GU23 6, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Guildford
Region
South East
Population
10,421 (2024)
Crime

How safe is GU23 6

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 27.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in GU23 6, 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
27.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
58
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

GU23 6National
Violence and sexual offences21.523.6
Anti-social behaviour12.310.7
Burglary8.59.1
Shoplifting7.48.4
Vehicle crime3.93.5
Other theft3.84.5
Public order3.84.6
Criminal damage and arson3.54.7
Other crime1.71.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Drugs0.52.4
Robbery0.51.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 25% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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