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Crime in GU3 1

How much crime is recorded in GU3 1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Guildford
Region
South East
Population
9,480 (2024)
Crime

How safe is GU3 1

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 48.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in GU3 1, 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
48.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
107
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).

GU3 1National
Violence and sexual offences44.523.6
Anti-social behaviour16.910.7
Shoplifting16.08.4
Public order9.74.6
Criminal damage and arson7.14.7
Other theft5.64.5
Burglary5.59.1
Drugs3.82.4
Other crime1.71.5
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Bicycle theft1.61.0
Robbery0.81.4
Theft from the person0.72.1
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 36% 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.

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