Postcode · Godalming
Crime in GU8 4ED
How much crime is recorded in GU8 4ED, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wheelerstreet, Wormley & Hambledon
- Council
- Waverley
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,344 (2024)
GU8 4EDGodalming
How safe is GU8 4ED
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 7.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the GU8 4ED area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
7.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
15
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 4EDNational
Burglary13.59.1
Violence and sexual offences4.223.6
Other theft3.04.5
Anti-social behaviour2.310.7
Public order1.44.6
Criminal damage and arson0.64.7
Shoplifting0.18.4
Drugs0.02.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 51% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.