Postcode · Guildford
Crime in GU5 0QL
How much crime is recorded in GU5 0QL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Blackheath, Wonersh & Shamley Green
- Council
- Waverley
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,778 (2024)
GU5 0QLGuildford
How safe is GU5 0QL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 9.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the GU5 0QL area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
9.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
22
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 0QLNational
Burglary8.09.1
Violence and sexual offences6.923.6
Anti-social behaviour5.110.7
Public order3.24.6
Criminal damage and arson1.44.7
Other theft1.04.5
Theft from the person0.42.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Shoplifting0.48.4
Drugs0.42.4
Vehicle crime0.13.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 71% 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.