Postcode · Godalming
Crime in GU8 5PR
How much crime is recorded in GU8 5PR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wheelerstreet, Wormley & Hambledon
- Council
- Waverley
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,557 (2024)
GU8 5PRGodalming
How safe is GU8 5PR
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 8.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the GU8 5PR 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
8.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
17
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 5PRNational
Violence and sexual offences6.723.6
Burglary5.29.1
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Other theft2.24.5
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Public order0.94.6
Anti-social behaviour0.610.7
Other crime0.41.5
Drugs0.42.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 31% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.