Total Crime Rate
79.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
49.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Markenfield Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Burpham , and the 102nd highest crime rate of 429 local areas in Guildford .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Markenfield Road (GU1 4PF) in the last 12 months was 79.9 per 1,000 residents and was 79.3% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 49.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 24.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Markenfield Road (GU1 4PF), the main crime hotspot is near York Road. Police recorded 66 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Guildford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Linden Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Old School Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sycamore Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sycamore Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sycamore Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Linden Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bicknell Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Trinity Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | King'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | King'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | King'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | King'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | King'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Old School Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | York Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | York Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | York Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Old School Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | York Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | York Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodbridge Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Drummond Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Falcon Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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