Postcode · Guildford
Crime in GU5 0EJ
How much crime is recorded in GU5 0EJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Blackheath, Wonersh & Shamley Green
- Council
- Waverley
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,584 (2024)
GU5 0EJGuildford
How safe is GU5 0EJ
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 4.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the GU5 0EJ area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 1 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
1/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
4.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
15
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 0EJNational
Anti-social behaviour5.010.7
Violence and sexual offences3.123.6
Burglary2.39.1
Criminal damage and arson2.24.7
Public order1.14.6
Drugs0.92.4
Other theft0.94.5
Other crime0.51.5
Robbery0.51.4
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 58% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.