Total Crime Rate

94.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 94.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 38.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.8 8/10
  • Public order 11.8 8/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Medlar Close area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Bellfields & Slyfield , and the 75th highest crime rate of 429 local areas in Guildford .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Medlar Close (GU1 1LS) in the last 12 months was 94.4 per 1,000 residents and was 11.7% lower than the Bellfields & Slyfield average (106.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -13.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 38.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 160.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Medlar Close (GU1 1LS), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 76 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Medlar Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Berberis Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Berberis Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Berberis Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Larch Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Larch Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Larch Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Berberis Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Larch Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterside Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Cedar Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hornbeam Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cedar Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Hornbeam Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Hornbeam Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hornbeam Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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