Crime Rates at Wherwell Road, Guildford, GU2 4JR

Wherwell Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Castle , and the 96th lowest 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 Wherwell Road (GU2 4JR) in the last 12 months was 23.2 per 1,000 residents and was 82.8% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -54.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 108.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wherwell Road (GU2 4JR), the main crime hotspot is near Genyn Road. Police recorded 733 crimes here, including 625 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.