Crime Rates at West Road, Guildford, GU1 2AR

West Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Burpham , and the 17th highest crime rate of 429 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 West Road (GU1 2AR) in the last 12 months was 279.6 per 1,000 residents and was 527.5% higher than the Burpham average (44.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -24.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 82.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 39.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Road (GU1 2AR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 81 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hunter Road (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.