Total Crime Rate
51.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
29.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Upper Edgeborough Road area has the 40th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Burpham , and the 183rd highest crime rate of 429 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 Upper Edgeborough Road (GU1 2BJ) in the last 12 months was 51.1 per 1,000 residents and was 14.6% higher than the Burpham average (44.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -12.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 29.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Upper Edgeborough Road (GU1 2BJ), the main crime hotspot is near St Omer Road. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 25 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 | Public order | St Omer Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lancaster Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Austen Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | St Omer Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Omer Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Omer Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Omer Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Tyrells Place | Under investigation |
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