Crime Rate in Burpham, ward

Burpham has the 6th lowest crime rate of 21 wards in Guildford district and the 2332nd lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 434th lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Burpham in the last 12 months was 47.3 per 1,000 residents and was 46.1% lower than the Guildford district average (87.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Burpham’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 121 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 151 (≈ 21.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Burpham ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 57 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Woodruff Avenue (26 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.