Postcode · Guildford
Crime in GU4 8LD
How much crime is recorded in GU4 8LD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Shalford & Wanborough
- Council
- Guildford
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,862 (2024)
GU4 8LDGuildford
How safe is GU4 8LD
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 22.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the GU4 8LD area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
22.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
36
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 8LDNational
Violence and sexual offences17.723.6
Criminal damage and arson4.14.7
Other theft3.24.5
Vehicle crime3.03.5
Anti-social behaviour2.510.7
Burglary2.49.1
Public order1.94.6
Drugs1.22.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Shoplifting0.48.4
Other crime0.11.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 40% 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.