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Crime in GU5 9

How much crime is recorded in GU5 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Guildford
Region
South East
Population
9,441 (2024)
Crime

How safe is GU5 9

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 14.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in GU5 9, 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
14.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
29
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

GU5 9National
Burglary12.89.1
Violence and sexual offences10.023.6
Anti-social behaviour4.710.7
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Public order2.54.6
Other theft2.54.5
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Other crime1.01.5
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Drugs0.52.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Robbery0.41.4
Shoplifting0.48.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 10% 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.

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