Postcode · Godalming
Crime in GU8 4SD
How much crime is recorded in GU8 4SD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ewhurst & Chiddingfold
- Council
- Waverley
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,341 (2024)
GU8 4SDGodalming
How safe is GU8 4SD
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 5.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the GU8 4SD area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 1 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
1/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
5.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
12
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 4SDNational
Burglary5.19.1
Violence and sexual offences3.423.6
Other theft2.64.5
Other crime1.41.5
Anti-social behaviour1.310.7
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Public order0.64.6
Drugs0.52.4
Criminal damage and arson0.54.7
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 59% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
2
5
8
10
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.