Postcode · Godalming
Crime in GU8 5EN
How much crime is recorded in GU8 5EN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Elstead & Milford
- Council
- Waverley
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,614 (2024)
- Status
- No longer in use
GU8 5ENGodalming
How safe is GU8 5EN
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 10.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the GU8 5EN 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
10.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
41
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
GU8 5ENNational
Anti-social behaviour15.510.7
Violence and sexual offences8.023.6
Public order4.34.6
Criminal damage and arson3.84.7
Burglary3.89.1
Drugs2.12.4
Other crime1.81.5
Other theft1.74.5
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Shoplifting0.98.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
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.