Total Crime Rate

41.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 41.9 4/10
  • Violent crimes 24.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.0 4/10
  • Other theft 12.0 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.0 8/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Hereford Close area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Stoughton North , and the 198th 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 Hereford Close (GU2 9TA) in the last 12 months was 41.9 per 1,000 residents and was 20.1% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 24.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hereford Close (GU2 9TA), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hereford Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Hillspur Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hillspur Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakfields Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakfields Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ryde'S Hill Road

Data Sources

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