Total Crime Rate

223.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

71.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 223.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 87.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 71.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.5 8/10
  • Public order 20.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.8 8/10
  • Other theft 10.3 8/10
  • Burglary 7.7 7/10
  • Other crime 7.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Riverside area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Bellfields & Slyfield , and the 23rd highest crime rate of 429 local areas in Guildford .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Riverside (GU1 1LD) in the last 12 months was 223.1 per 1,000 residents and was 108.7% higher than the Bellfields & Slyfield average (106.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 71.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Riverside (GU1 1LD), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 90 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Riverside area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Langley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences School Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences School Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences School Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences School Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime School Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Joseph'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Joseph'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Langley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson School Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mangles Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterside Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hornbeam Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hornbeam Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Hornbeam Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences School Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hornbeam Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson School Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson School Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cedar Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cedar Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour School Close —
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Data Sources

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