Total Crime Rate
1685.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
600.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026North 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 North Street (GU1 4TE) 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 North Street (GU1 4TE), 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 | Shoplifting | The Shambles | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridge Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Margaret Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Guildford Friary Bus Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Margaret Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Castle Hill | Under investigation |
| 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 | Criminal damage and arson | Friary Bridge | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| 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 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridge Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Margaret Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bridge Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Millbrook | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Millbrook | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Millbrook | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Millbrook | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Millbrook | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Millbrook | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Millbrook | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Millbrook | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Park Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Church Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bus/Coach Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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