Total Crime Rate
21.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
0.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hareward Road area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 92 local areas in Burpham , and the 86th lowest crime rate of 429 local areas in Guildford .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Hareward Road (GU4 7XU) in the last 12 months was 21.6 per 1,000 residents and was 51.6% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
In the area around Hareward Road (GU4 7XU), the main crime hotspot is near Ledger Close. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 25 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 | Other theft | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Finches Rise | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Hillfield Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Bushy Hill Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bushy Hill Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Long Dyke | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ledger Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ledger Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sturt Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gorse Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Finches Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Finches Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Finches Rise | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Finches Rise | Under investigation |
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