Postcode · Farnham
Crime in GU9 8AE
How much crime is recorded in GU9 8AE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Farnham Shortheath
- Council
- Waverley
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,378 (2024)
GU9 8AEFarnham
How safe is GU9 8AE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 23.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the GU9 8AE area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
23.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
39
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).
GU9 8AENational
Violence and sexual offences20.423.6
Other theft5.14.5
Anti-social behaviour3.710.7
Public order2.94.6
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Burglary1.89.1
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Drugs0.62.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 41% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.