Crime Rate in St Nicolas, ward

St Nicolas has the 4th highest crime rate of 21 wards in Guildford district and the 1371st highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 159th highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in St Nicolas in the last 12 months was 111.4 per 1,000 residents and was 26.9% higher than the Guildford district average (87.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, St Nicolas’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 157 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 3 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 207 (≈ 62.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the St Nicolas ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Bridge Street. Police recorded 237 crimes here, including 164 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.