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Crime in GU8 4

How much crime is recorded in GU8 4, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Waverley
Region
South East
Population
13,007 (2024)
Crime

How safe is GU8 4

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 11.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in GU8 4, 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
11.5
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).

GU8 4National
Violence and sexual offences8.323.6
Burglary8.29.1
Shoplifting6.78.4
Anti-social behaviour4.510.7
Other theft2.94.5
Public order2.84.6
Drugs1.82.4
Criminal damage and arson1.64.7
Theft from the person1.52.1
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Other crime0.81.5
Robbery0.61.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 30% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
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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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