Total Crime Rate

1685.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

600.4 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 1685.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 600.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 527.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 387.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 227.2 10/10
  • Public order 182.6 10/10
  • Other theft 103.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 81.1 10/10
  • Burglary 34.5 10/10
  • Drugs 34.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 30.4 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 26.4 10/10
  • Robbery 26.4 10/10
  • Other crime 18.3 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.0 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

High Street area has the highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Burpham , and the 2nd 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 High Street (GU1 3DY) in the last 12 months was 1685.6 per 1,000 residents and was 3682.8% higher than the Burpham average (44.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 260 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -11.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 296 (≈ 600.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (GU1 3DY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 359 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bridge Street (125 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/164)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Millbrook Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ward Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ward Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Castle Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guildford Friary Bus Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Quarry Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Millbrook Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Millbrook Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Millbrook Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Millbrook Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Millbrook Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Millbrook Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ward Street —
Apr 2026Public order Millbrook Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Millbrook Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Millbrook —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mill Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Mill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Mill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Mill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mill Lane —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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