Postcode · Godalming
Crime in GU8 4AF
How much crime is recorded in GU8 4AF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wheelerstreet, Wormley & Hambledon
- Council
- Waverley
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,888 (2024)
GU8 4AFGodalming
How safe is GU8 4AF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 11.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the GU8 4AF area, 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
11.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
24
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).
GU8 4AFNational
Burglary10.39.1
Violence and sexual offences7.923.6
Anti-social behaviour4.210.7
Public order3.34.6
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Other theft1.54.5
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Drugs0.52.4
Other crime0.31.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 27% 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.