Total Crime Rate
1685.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
600.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bridge Street area has the highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Burpham , and the 2nd 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 Bridge Street (GU1 4SB) in the last 12 months was 1685.6 per 1,000 residents and was 3682.8% higher than the Burpham average (44.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 260 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -11.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 296 (≈ 600.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bridge Street (GU1 4SB), 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.
View Crime In Guildford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridge Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Fays Passage | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridge Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridge Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridge Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridge Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridge Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridge Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridge Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridge Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridge Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Fays Passage | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridge Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bridge Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Friary Bridge | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Millmead Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Station Approach | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Station Approach | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Station Approach | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Leas Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Commercial Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Commercial Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Fays Passage | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Fays Passage | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Bury Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
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