Total Crime Rate

73.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 73.6 6/10
  • Public order 21.7 9/10
  • Drugs 17.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.0 3/10
  • Other crime 8.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Devon Bank area has the 5th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Castle , and the 124th highest crime rate of 434 local areas in Guildford .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Devon Bank (GU2 4DQ) in the last 12 months was 73.6 per 1,000 residents and was 45.3% lower than the Castle average (134.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -87.5% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -87.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 34.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Devon Bank (GU2 4DQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mount Pleasant, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bury Street (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Devon Bank area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hitherbury Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Millmead Terrace —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hitherbury Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hitherbury Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Porridge Pot Alley Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bury Street —
Sep 2025Public order Millmead Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Porridge Pot Alley Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Mount Pleasant Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Mount Pleasant Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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