Postcode · Guildford
Crime in GU5 9DF
How much crime is recorded in GU5 9DF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Gomshall, Shere & Albury
- Council
- Guildford
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,612 (2024)
GU5 9DFGuildford
How safe is GU5 9DF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 16.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the GU5 9DF area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
16.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
33
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 9DFNational
Violence and sexual offences11.423.6
Burglary10.69.1
Anti-social behaviour4.810.7
Other theft3.84.5
Public order3.54.6
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Drugs1.12.4
Other crime0.61.5
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.