Total Crime Rate
10.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Woodruff Avenue area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 92 local areas in Burpham , and the 29th lowest crime rate of 434 local areas in Guildford .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Woodruff Avenue (GU1 1XT) in the last 12 months was 10.6 per 1,000 residents and was 77.6% lower than the Burpham average (47.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Bicycle theft with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 95.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Woodruff Avenue (GU1 1XT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Great Goodwin Drive, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woodruff Avenue (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Burpham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Great Goodwin Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Great Goodwin Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bartoon Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodruff Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Little Hide | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Great Goodwin Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Great Goodwin Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Great Goodwin Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Great Goodwin Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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