Total Crime Rate

140.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 140.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 70.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.1 6/10
  • Public order 20.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.1 7/10
  • Drugs 10.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.0 7/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Castle Hill area has the 14th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Burpham , and the 39th highest crime rate of 434 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 Castle Hill (GU1 3SX) in the last 12 months was 140.7 per 1,000 residents and was 197.3% higher than the Burpham average (47.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 45.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Castle Hill (GU1 3SX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Shambles, where police recorded 186 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (62 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Castle Hill area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft The Shambles Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Shambles —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chapel Street —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Ward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Chapel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Chapel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Chapel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery The Shambles Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Mill Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Mill Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Mill Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Mill Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Mill Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mill Lane —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Chapel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Chapel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chapel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order The Shambles Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ward Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Quarry Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ward Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Shambles Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Shambles Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Shambles Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Shambles Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Shambles Under investigation

Data Sources

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