Total Crime Rate
60.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
16.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Boxgrove Avenue area has the 34th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Burpham , and the 154th 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 Boxgrove Avenue (GU1 1XD) in the last 12 months was 60.0 per 1,000 residents and was 34.6% higher than the Burpham average (44.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Boxgrove Avenue (GU1 1XD), the main crime hotspot is near Elgin Gardens. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Guildford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Elgin Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elgin Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ganghill | — |
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