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Crime in Guildford by area

Every neighbourhood we cover, ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents a year, from police.uk figures for June to August 2026. Highest first. Pick a type of crime to re-rank, or tap a column to sort.

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3,543crimes recordedJune to August 2026
+8%on the 3 months beforemore crime
Alburylowest rate0 per 1,000 a year
51.9middle areacrimes per 1,000 a year

Darker means more crime per resident. Tap an area for its page.

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Most improved: Guildford (7%), Tongham (22%) and Ash (29%), compared with the three months before.

Every area, ranked

#Most common
1GuildfordGU1 · 38,906 residents 175▲ 7%violence
2SendGU23 · 1,695 residents 134.5▲ 43%violence
3RipleyGU23 · 3,764 residents 84▼ 12%anti-social behaviour
4AshGU12 · 34,438 residents 82.8▲ 29%violence
5TonghamGU10 · 37,782 residents 82.5▲ 22%violence
6ShalfordGU4 · 1,854 residents 62.6▲ 38%violence
7ComptonGU3 · 1,858 residents 62.4▲ 61%anti-social behaviour
8Jacobs WellGU4 · 4,311 residents 62.2▼ 12%violence
9Ash ValeGU12 · 7,124 residents 53.9▼ 2%violence
10GomshallGU5 · 2,003 residents 51.9▼ 10%burglary
11ChilworthGU4 · 1,857 residents 51.7▲ 50%violence
12ShereGU5 · 2,003 residents 41.9▼ 38%violence
13Wood StreetGU3 · 2,607 residents 41.4▲ 29%violence
14WorplesdonGU3 · 1,669 residents 28.8▼ 29%violence
15PirbrightGU24 · 1,697 residents 23.6–violence
16NormandyGU3 · 3,114 residents 20.6▼ 24%violence
17West ClandonGU4 · 1,663 residents 14.4–theft
18PeaslakeGU5 · 1,997 residents 14–burglary
19AlburyGU5 · 1,659 residents 0–

Change compares the last three months with the three before. A dash means too few crimes to compare fairly.

Why busy centres look worst

Crimes are counted where they happen, but residents are counted where they live. Town centres and shopping areas have lots of shops, bars and visitors and not many residents, so their rates come out high even though most people there are just passing through.

How we work it out

Each area is a circle round its middle, the same as on its MeBabber page. We count the crimes police.uk records inside the circle over the last three months and turn that into a yearly figure, then divide by the number of people who live inside the circle, from the 2021 Census. Police locations are moved slightly on purpose to protect victims, so treat small differences between neighbouring areas with a pinch of salt.

Sources: data.police.uk and the Office for National Statistics, both under the Open Government Licence. Figures update every month.

Crime in every area

Questions people ask

Which areas of Guildford have the lowest crime?

Over June to August 2026, the areas with the fewest crimes per 1,000 residents were Albury, Peaslake, West Clandon, Normandy and Pirbright.

Which areas of Guildford have the highest crime?

Leaving aside the big shopping and industrial areas, where visitors and workers push the figures up, the highest rates over June to August 2026 were in Guildford, Send, Ripley, Ash and Tongham.

Is crime going up or down in Guildford?

Across Guildford, 3,543 crimes were recorded over June to August 2026, 8% more than the three months before.

How is crime per 1,000 residents worked out?

We count the crimes police.uk records inside each area, turn the last three months into a yearly figure, and divide by the number of people who live there from the 2021 Census.