Total Crime Rate
91.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
53.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Sydenham Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Burpham , and the 79th highest crime rate of 429 local areas in Guildford .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Sydenham Road (GU1 3SA) in the last 12 months was 91.6 per 1,000 residents and was 105.6% higher than the Burpham average (44.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -37.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 53.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sydenham Road (GU1 3SA), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 120 crimes here, including 46 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Guildford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Chertsey Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dene Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pannells Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chertsey Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chertsey Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chertsey Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Chertsey Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Chertsey Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Chertsey Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chertsey Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chertsey Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jenner Road | Under investigation |
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