Postcode · Guildford
Crime in GU4 7HY
How much crime is recorded in GU4 7HY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Burpham North & Merrow East
- Council
- Guildford
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,988 (2024)
GU4 7HYGuildford
How safe is GU4 7HY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 9.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the GU4 7HY 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
9.0
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 7HYNational
Violence and sexual offences6.523.6
Anti-social behaviour6.210.7
Drugs2.92.4
Burglary2.89.1
Public order2.54.6
Other theft2.14.5
Criminal damage and arson1.64.7
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Shoplifting1.48.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Other crime0.41.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 26% 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.