Total Crime Rate

307.3 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 307.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 102.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 87.8 10/10
  • Drugs 29.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.4 10/10
  • Other theft 24.4 10/10
  • Public order 9.8 7/10
  • Shoplifting 9.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.8 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.9 7/10
  • Robbery 4.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Larch Avenue area has the highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Bellfields & Slyfield , and the 18th 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 Larch Avenue (GU1 1JZ) in the last 12 months was 307.3 per 1,000 residents and was 179.0% higher than the Bellfields & Slyfield average (110.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 107.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Larch Avenue (GU1 1JZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Berberis Close, where police recorded 63 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Larch Avenue (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Larch Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Cypress Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rowan Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Larch Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laburnum Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Laburnum Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Berberis Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Berberis Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Berberis Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Berberis Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cypress Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Berberis Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rowan Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rowan Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Medlar Close —
Sep 2025Other theft Medlar Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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