Total Crime Rate
130.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
40.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Forrest Place area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Tillingbourne , and the 49th highest crime rate of 429 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 Forrest Place (GU5 9BT) in the last 12 months was 130.4 per 1,000 residents and was 148.3% higher than the Tillingbourne average (52.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -16.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 40.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Forrest Place (GU5 9BT), the main crime hotspot is near Gomshall Lane. Police recorded 17 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Pathfields | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gomshall Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Square | Under investigation |
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