Postcode district · Guildford
Crime in GU4
How much crime is recorded in GU4, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Guildford
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 35,419 (2024)
GU4Postcode district · Guildford
How safe is GU4
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 25.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in GU4, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
25.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
52
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).
GU4National
Violence and sexual offences22.123.6
Shoplifting7.48.4
Anti-social behaviour7.310.7
Burglary5.49.1
Public order4.74.6
Criminal damage and arson3.84.7
Other theft3.24.5
Drugs1.82.4
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Other crime0.91.5
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Theft from the person0.82.1
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Robbery0.61.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 37% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.