Postcode · Farnham
Crime in GU9 8FL
How much crime is recorded in GU9 8FL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Farnham Shortheath
- Council
- Waverley
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,501 (2024)
GU9 8FLFarnham
How safe is GU9 8FL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 10.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the GU9 8FL 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
10.0
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).
GU9 8FLNational
Shoplifting9.48.4
Violence and sexual offences9.123.6
Public order3.94.6
Burglary3.39.1
Anti-social behaviour2.610.7
Other theft2.54.5
Drugs1.02.4
Criminal damage and arson0.64.7
Other crime0.51.5
Vehicle crime0.03.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 113% 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.