Total Crime Rate
15.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
2.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hanson Close area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 92 local areas in Burpham , and the 53rd lowest crime rate of 429 local areas in Guildford .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Hanson Close (GU4 7NJ) in the last 12 months was 15.4 per 1,000 residents and was 65.5% lower than the Burpham average (44.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 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 1 (≈ 2.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -88.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hanson Close (GU4 7NJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Elder Close, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Colburn Crescent (4 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 | Hanson Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hodgson Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Hodgson Gardens | Under investigation |
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