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Crime in GU4 7

How much crime is recorded in GU4 7, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Guildford
Region
South East
Population
23,071 (2024)
Crime

How safe is GU4 7

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 31.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in GU4 7, 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
31.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
65
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).

GU4 7National
Violence and sexual offences28.223.6
Shoplifting10.58.4
Anti-social behaviour8.710.7
Public order5.74.6
Criminal damage and arson4.34.7
Burglary3.89.1
Other theft3.64.5
Drugs2.32.4
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Bicycle theft1.21.0
Other crime1.01.5
Theft from the person0.92.1
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Robbery0.71.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 43% 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.

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