Postcode · Godalming
Crime in GU8 5BL
How much crime is recorded in GU8 5BL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Elstead & Milford
- Council
- Waverley
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,177 (2024)
GU8 5BLGodalming
How safe is GU8 5BL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 8.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the GU8 5BL 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
8.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
13
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 5BLNational
Violence and sexual offences5.623.6
Burglary4.39.1
Anti-social behaviour2.010.7
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Criminal damage and arson0.84.7
Public order0.84.6
Theft from the person0.62.1
Drugs0.62.4
Other theft0.34.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 54% 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.