Postcode · Guildford
Crime in GU4 7JJ
How much crime is recorded in GU4 7JJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Burpham, Boxgrove & Merrow West
- Council
- Guildford
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,364 (2024)
GU4 7JJGuildford
How safe is GU4 7JJ
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 14.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the GU4 7JJ area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
14.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
27
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 7JJNational
Violence and sexual offences11.823.6
Anti-social behaviour5.110.7
Burglary3.29.1
Public order2.94.6
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Criminal damage and arson1.44.7
Drugs1.12.4
Other theft0.84.5
Shoplifting0.78.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Other crime0.31.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 52% 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.