Total Crime Rate

492.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 492.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 208.6 10/10
  • Public order 61.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.8 9/10
  • Other theft 53.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.1 10/10
  • Other crime 18.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.7 9/10
  • Robbery 8.0 8/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Drugs 5.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Josephs Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Burpham , and the 9th highest crime rate of 434 local areas in Guildford .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Josephs Road (GU1 1DW) in the last 12 months was 492.0 per 1,000 residents and was 939.7% higher than the Burpham average (47.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 78 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 128.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Josephs Road (GU1 1DW), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 94 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Josephs Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Power Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Power Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Joseph'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Petrol Station Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Shoplifting A3 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pound Field Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chestnut Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Langley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Langley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bicknell Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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