Postcode district · Hindhead
Crime in GU26
How much crime is recorded in GU26, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Waverley
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 16,512 (2024)
GU26Postcode district · Hindhead
How safe is GU26
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 17.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in GU26, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
17.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
37
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).
GU26National
Violence and sexual offences13.423.6
Burglary9.19.1
Shoplifting5.88.4
Anti-social behaviour4.810.7
Public order3.14.6
Other theft2.94.5
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Drugs1.12.4
Robbery1.01.4
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Other crime0.71.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Theft from the person0.52.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 19% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
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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.