Crime Rates at High Street, Guildford, GU1 3DY

High Street area has the highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Burpham , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 434 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 1653.1 per 1,000 residents and was 3393.5% higher than the Burpham average (47.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 238 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 53.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 300 (≈ 608.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.4% 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 323 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bridge Street (164 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.