Postcode · Guildford
Crime in GU5 0UD
How much crime is recorded in GU5 0UD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Blackheath, Wonersh & Shamley Green
- Council
- Waverley
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,999 (2024)
GU5 0UDGuildford
How safe is GU5 0UD
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 12.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the GU5 0UD 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
12.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
21
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 0UDNational
Violence and sexual offences11.123.6
Anti-social behaviour3.510.7
Burglary2.79.1
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Public order0.94.6
Other theft0.94.5
Other crime0.81.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Drugs0.32.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 41% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
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.