Total Crime Rate

280.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

102.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 280.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 102.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 71.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.1 9/10
  • Public order 39.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.2 8/10
  • Other theft 15.2 9/10
  • Other crime 10.9 10/10
  • Drugs 8.7 8/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Theft from the person 6.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

High Street area has the highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Godalming Binscombe & Charterhouse , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 361 local areas in Waverley .

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 High Street (GU7 1EB) in the last 12 months was 280.4 per 1,000 residents and was 477.6% higher than the Godalming Binscombe & Charterhouse average (48.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 102.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (GU7 1EB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near High Street, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wharf Street (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in High Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Town End Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pound Lane
Apr 2026Public order Victoria Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Angel Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bridge Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Angel Court
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windsor Close

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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