Postcode · Guildford
Crime in GU4 7DU
How much crime is recorded in GU4 7DU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Burpham North & Merrow East
- Council
- Guildford
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,661 (2024)
GU4 7DUGuildford
How safe is GU4 7DU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 10.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the GU4 7DU 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
10.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
26
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 7DUNational
Violence and sexual offences7.323.6
Anti-social behaviour6.210.7
Shoplifting4.38.4
Burglary2.59.1
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Other theft1.44.5
Public order0.74.6
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Robbery0.41.4
Drugs0.42.4
Other crime0.31.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 27% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.