Crime Rates at Ward Street, Guildford, GU1 4LH

Ward Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Burpham , and the 7th 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 Ward Street (GU1 4LH) in the last 12 months was 659.0 per 1,000 residents and was 1379.0% 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 78 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 110 (≈ 279.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ward Street (GU1 4LH), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 257 crimes here, including 69 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.