Crime Rate in Westborough, ward

Westborough has the 8th highest crime rate of 21 wards in Guildford district and the 3741st highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 542nd highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Westborough in the last 12 months was 64.9 per 1,000 residents and was 26.1% lower than the Guildford district average (87.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Westborough’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 420 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 3 cases , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 120.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 553 (≈ 38.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Westborough ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 303 crimes here, including 217 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.