Total Crime Rate

34.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

11.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 34.5 4/10
  • Violent crimes 11.5 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.8 5/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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

The Piccards area has the 9th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Castle , and the 168th lowest crime rate of 429 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 The Piccards (GU2 4DW) in the last 12 months was 34.5 per 1,000 residents and was 74.7% lower than the Castle average (136.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Piccards (GU2 4DW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Turnham Close, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ferry Lane (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Piccards area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Valley Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Turnham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ferry Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Turnham Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Turnham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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