Postcode · Guildford
Crime in GU5 0BX
How much crime is recorded in GU5 0BX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Blackheath, Wonersh & Shamley Green
- Council
- Waverley
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,727 (2024)
GU5 0BXGuildford
How safe is GU5 0BX
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 12.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the GU5 0BX 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
12.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
31
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 0BXNational
Violence and sexual offences10.923.6
Anti-social behaviour5.810.7
Shoplifting4.98.4
Burglary3.79.1
Other theft2.94.5
Public order2.34.6
Criminal damage and arson2.14.7
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Other crime0.71.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 31% 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.