Total Crime Rate

120.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 120.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.2 8/10
  • Public order 20.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.0 5/10
  • Burglary 10.0 8/10
  • Other crime 6.7 8/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

Portsmouth Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Castle , and the 52nd highest crime rate of 434 local areas in Guildford .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Portsmouth Road (GU2 4EB) in the last 12 months was 120.4 per 1,000 residents and was 10.5% lower than the Castle average (134.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 70.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Portsmouth Road (GU2 4EB), the main crime hotspot is near The Valley. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Portsmouth Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chestnut Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hitherbury Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime The Valley Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Public order Ferry Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hitherbury Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hitherbury Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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