Total Crime Rate

249.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

155.1 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 249.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 155.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 122.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.7 9/10
  • Public order 32.7 10/10
  • Other theft 24.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.2 8/10
  • Other crime 8.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.2 7/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Semaphore Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Burpham , and the 21st highest crime rate of 429 local areas in Guildford .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Semaphore Road (GU1 3PS) in the last 12 months was 249.0 per 1,000 residents and was 458.8% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 155.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Semaphore Road (GU1 3PS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 81 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hunter Road (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Semaphore Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Chesham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hunter Road Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hunter Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hunter Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area
Apr 2026Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jenner Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dene Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Public order Pewley Bank Under investigation

Data Sources

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