Crap Towns / Guildford / Crime

How much crime is there in Guildford?

The police recorded 99.7 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Guildford from September 2023 to August 2026, 31% higher than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 42.3. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 93.9, down from 101 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	101	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	104	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	93.9	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	42.3	34.1
Shoplifting	13.6	7.1
Public order	11.9	6.6
Criminal damage and arson	8.5	7.0
Other theft	7.5	5.4
Vehicle crime	4.0	3.8
Drugs	3.3	2.4
Burglary	2.4	3.1
Other crime	2.3	2.0
Bicycle theft	1.3	0.5
Theft from the person	0.9	0.4
Robbery	0.9	0.6
Possession of weapons	0.8	0.8

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Guildford	–	99.7
Aldershot	12.9 km	89.8
Woking	7.3 km	68.0
Godalming	7.9 km	46.8
Ash and Ash Vale	10.6 km	46.7
New Haw, West Byfleet and Sheerwater	12.1 km	43.0
Cranleigh	12.9 km	40.2
Milford and Witley	11.0 km	36.3
West End and Chobham	11.8 km	35.2
Farncombe	6.1 km	33.6
East Horsley	10.1 km	22.3
The typical town	–	76.2