Total Crime Rate

659.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

279.9 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 659.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 279.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 198.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 119.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 117.1 9/10
  • Public order 76.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 50.9 10/10
  • Other theft 33.1 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.7 10/10
  • Drugs 12.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.7 9/10
  • Burglary 7.6 7/10
  • Theft from the person 7.6 8/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Robbery 5.1 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
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

Leapale Lane 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 Leapale Lane (GU1 4LY) 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 Leapale Lane (GU1 4LY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 359 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Police Station (225 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Leapale Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Mill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Shambles Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Shambles Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Shambles Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Shambles Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Shambles
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Shambles
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Drummond Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodbridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Shambles Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bedford Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bedford Road
Apr 2026Burglary Bedford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bedford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Shambles Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Shambles Under investigation

Data Sources

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