Total Crime Rate

172.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

124.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 172.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 124.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 109.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.1 6/10
  • Public order 9.1 7/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 3.0 3/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 4/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Long Dyke area has the 11th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Burpham , and the 30th 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 Long Dyke (GU1 2UD) in the last 12 months was 172.7 per 1,000 residents and was 287.6% 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 124.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Long Dyke (GU1 2UD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Great Goodwin Drive, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ledger Close (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Long Dyke area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Great Goodwin Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sturt Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Hillfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ledger Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Long Dyke Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ledger Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Finches Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Finches Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Finches Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Finches Rise —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Finches Rise Under investigation
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Data Sources

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