Total Crime Rate
391.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Sandy Lane area has the highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Pilgrims , and the 11th highest crime rate of 434 local areas in Guildford .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Sandy Lane (GU3 1HB) in the last 12 months was 391.3 per 1,000 residents and was 709.1% higher than the Pilgrims average (48.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 67 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -42.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 110.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sandy Lane (GU3 1HB), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 97 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Pilgrims| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Police Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | The Valley | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chestnut Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Guildown Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Police Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Police Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Police Station | — |
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