Total Crime Rate
52.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
29.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Farnham Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Castle , and the 178th highest 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 Farnham Road (GU2 4JS) in the last 12 months was 52.2 per 1,000 residents and was 61.7% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 29.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Farnham Road (GU2 4JS), the main crime hotspot is near Genyn Road. Police recorded 570 crimes here, including 491 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Guildford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridge Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridge Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridge Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridge Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridge Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridge Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridge Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridge Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridge Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridge Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Genyn Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Station Approach | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Genyn Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Genyn Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridge Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bridge Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Genyn Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Genyn Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wodeland Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Genyn Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Genyn Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Genyn Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Station Approach | — |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Station Approach | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Genyn Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Genyn Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Genyn Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Genyn Road | Under investigation |
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