Postcode district · Farnham
Crime in GU9
How much crime is recorded in GU9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Waverley
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 43,080 (2024)
GU9Postcode district · Farnham
How safe is GU9
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 14.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in GU9, 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
14.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
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).
GU9National
Violence and sexual offences12.223.6
Anti-social behaviour5.410.7
Shoplifting4.28.4
Burglary4.19.1
Public order3.24.6
Other theft2.64.5
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Drugs0.72.4
Other crime0.71.5
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Robbery0.61.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 12% 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.