Crime Rates at The Bars, Guildford, GU1 4LX

The Bars area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Burpham , and the 6th 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 The Bars (GU1 4LX) in the last 12 months was 681.9 per 1,000 residents and was 1341.1% higher than the Burpham average (47.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 63 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -87.5% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -87.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 101 (≈ 257.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Bars (GU1 4LX), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 306 crimes here, including 222 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.