Total Crime Rate
89.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
34.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lawrence Close area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Burpham , and the 84th highest crime rate of 429 local areas in Guildford .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Lawrence Close (GU4 7RD) in the last 12 months was 89.1 per 1,000 residents and was 100.0% higher than the Burpham average (44.6 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. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 34.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lawrence Close (GU4 7RD), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 8 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ockley Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ockley Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ockley Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
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