Total Crime Rate
23.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Laustan Close area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 92 local areas in Burpham , and the 99th lowest crime rate of 434 local areas in Guildford .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Laustan Close (GU1 2TS) in the last 12 months was 23.6 per 1,000 residents and was 50.2% lower than the Burpham average (47.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Laustan Close (GU1 2TS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hall Dene Close, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near High Path Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Burpham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Holmesdale Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elles Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Merrow Croft | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Merrow Croft | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | High Path Road | Under investigation |
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