Total Crime Rate

733.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

288.3 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 733.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 288.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 196.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 147.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 131.9 9/10
  • Public order 76.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 58.3 10/10
  • Other theft 46.0 10/10
  • Drugs 27.6 10/10
  • Robbery 12.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.3 9/10
  • Burglary 9.2 8/10
  • Other crime 6.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 3/10
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

Finch Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Burpham , and the 6th highest crime rate of 429 local areas in Guildford .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Finch Road (GU1 4JB) in the last 12 months was 733.1 per 1,000 residents and was 1545.3% 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 64 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 94 (≈ 288.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Finch Road (GU1 4JB), the main crime hotspot is near Ward Street. Police recorded 124 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Finch Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/58)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Public order Ward Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting York Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime York Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Trinity Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chertsey Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chertsey Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chertsey Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Chertsey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Chertsey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Chertsey Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chertsey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chertsey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Chertsey Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pannells Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dene Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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