Postcode district · Guildford
Crime in GU3
How much crime is recorded in GU3, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Guildford
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 26,415 (2024)
GU3Postcode district · Guildford
How safe is GU3
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 29.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in GU3, 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
29.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
65
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).
GU3National
Violence and sexual offences26.123.6
Anti-social behaviour10.710.7
Shoplifting9.48.4
Criminal damage and arson5.54.7
Public order5.54.6
Burglary4.49.1
Other theft3.74.5
Drugs2.42.4
Other crime1.91.5
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Bicycle theft1.21.0
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Robbery0.61.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 24% 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.