Total Crime Rate
78.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
65.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Denholm Gardens area has the 27th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Burpham , and the 105th highest 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 Denholm Gardens (GU4 7YU) in the last 12 months was 78.6 per 1,000 residents and was 76.4% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 65.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Denholm Gardens (GU4 7YU), the main crime hotspot is near Woodruff Avenue. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 20 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodruff Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hodgson Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Hodgson Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bartoon Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Paddocks Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bartoon Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Meadow Road | Under investigation |
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