Total Crime Rate

3671.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

1458.9 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 3671.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 1458.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 1058.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 942.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 531.4 10/10
  • Public order 454.1 10/10
  • Other theft 164.3 10/10
  • Drugs 140.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 96.6 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 82.1 10/10
  • Robbery 58.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 58.0 10/10
  • Other crime 43.5 10/10
  • Burglary 33.8 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.8 5/10
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

Walnut Tree Close area has the highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Onslow , and the 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 Walnut Tree Close (GU1 4UL) in the last 12 months was 3671.5 per 1,000 residents and was 3073.0% higher than the Onslow average (115.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 219 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 10.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -31.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 302 (≈ 1458.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walnut Tree Close (GU1 4UL), 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 Walnut Tree Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/121)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Bedford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bedford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Station Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Station Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Approach —
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bedford Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Walnut Tree Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bedford Road —
Apr 2026Public order Bridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Other crime Margaret Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Other crime Shopping Area Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Margaret Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Margaret Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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