Postcode district · Godalming
Crime in GU7
How much crime is recorded in GU7, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Waverley
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 31,479 (2024)
GU7Postcode district · Godalming
How safe is GU7
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 13.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in GU7, 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
13.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
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).
GU7National
Violence and sexual offences11.223.6
Anti-social behaviour6.710.7
Burglary4.39.1
Shoplifting3.78.4
Public order2.94.6
Criminal damage and arson2.24.7
Other theft2.04.5
Drugs1.32.4
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Other crime1.01.5
Theft from the person0.62.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Robbery0.41.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% 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.