Postcode district · Godalming
Crime in GU8
How much crime is recorded in GU8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Waverley
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 25,262 (2024)
GU8Postcode district · Godalming
How safe is GU8
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 13.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in GU8, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
13.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
31
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).
GU8National
Violence and sexual offences9.923.6
Burglary8.39.1
Anti-social behaviour6.110.7
Shoplifting5.48.4
Public order3.04.6
Other theft2.64.5
Criminal damage and arson2.24.7
Drugs1.32.4
Theft from the person1.12.1
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Other crime1.01.5
Robbery0.61.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 26% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.