Postcode · Guildford
Crime in GU5 0BW
How much crime is recorded in GU5 0BW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Shalford & Wanborough
- Council
- Guildford
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,802 (2024)
GU5 0BWGuildford
How safe is GU5 0BW
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 15.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the GU5 0BW area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
15.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
55
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).
GU5 0BWNational
Anti-social behaviour24.910.7
Violence and sexual offences13.023.6
Burglary7.39.1
Criminal damage and arson4.34.7
Public order3.04.6
Other theft2.64.5
Other crime1.71.5
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Drugs1.32.4
Shoplifting0.68.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Robbery0.21.4
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 11% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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5
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15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.