Postcode district · Guildford
Crime in GU5
How much crime is recorded in GU5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Waverley
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 20,400 (2024)
GU5Postcode district · Guildford
How safe is GU5
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 12.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in GU5, 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
12.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
30
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).
GU5National
Violence and sexual offences9.323.6
Burglary9.09.1
Anti-social behaviour7.610.7
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Public order2.64.6
Other theft2.14.5
Shoplifting1.28.4
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Other crime0.91.5
Drugs0.62.4
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Theft from the person0.42.1
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Robbery0.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 8% 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.