Total Crime Rate
375.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025York Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Burpham , and the 13th highest crime rate of 434 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 York Road (GU1 4AT) in the last 12 months was 375.0 per 1,000 residents and was 692.5% 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 96 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 85 (≈ 126.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 32.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 345.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around York Road (GU1 4AT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 323 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Police Station (222 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Burpham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Stoke Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Chapel Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Police Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Police Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chapel Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Chapel Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Chapel Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Chapel Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Chapel Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chapel Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chapel Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Castle Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Tunsgate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Tunsgate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Tunsgate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Tunsgate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tunsgate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Commercial Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Police Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Onslow Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Shambles | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Shambles | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Shambles | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Onslow Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Onslow Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Onslow Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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