Crime Rate in Castle, ward

Castle has the 3rd highest crime rate of 21 wards in Guildford district and the 857th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 91st highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Castle in the last 12 months was 134.6 per 1,000 residents and was 53.3% higher than the Guildford district average (87.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Castle’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 448 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 5 cases , down -37.5% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 76.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -46.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 614 (≈ 55.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Castle ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Theatre/Concert Hall. Police recorded 189 crimes here, including 80 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.