Total Crime Rate
18.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
5.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Wychelm Rise area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Castle , and the 71st lowest crime rate of 429 local areas in Guildford .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Wychelm Rise (GU1 3TH) in the last 12 months was 18.7 per 1,000 residents and was 86.3% lower than the Castle average (136.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wychelm Rise (GU1 3TH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pewley Hill, where police recorded 2 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pewley Bank (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Guildford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Pewley Bank | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crown Heights | Under investigation |
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