Postcode · Guildford
Crime in GU4 7BY
How much crime is recorded in GU4 7BY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Burpham North & Merrow East
- Council
- Guildford
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,501 (2024)
GU4 7BYGuildford
How safe is GU4 7BY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 8.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the GU4 7BY area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
8.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
15
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).
GU4 7BYNational
Violence and sexual offences5.023.6
Anti-social behaviour4.310.7
Vehicle crime3.33.5
Burglary1.69.1
Criminal damage and arson0.74.7
Other theft0.54.5
Drugs0.52.4
Public order0.14.6
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 92% 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.