Total Crime Rate
19.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
7.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Forster Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Stoughton North , and the 78th lowest crime rate of 429 local areas in Guildford .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Forster Road (GU2 9AF) in the last 12 months was 19.4 per 1,000 residents and was 63.1% lower than the Stoughton North average (52.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Forster Road (GU2 9AF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Little Street, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Johnston Walk (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Guildford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Little Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Little Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Angelica Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Tamarind Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Little Street | Under investigation |
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