Crime Rates at The Drive, Godalming, GU7 1PH

The Drive area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Godalming Binscombe & Charterhouse , and the 179th lowest crime rate of 361 local areas in Waverley .

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 The Drive (GU7 1PH) in the last 12 months was 30.1 per 1,000 residents and was 38.0% lower than the Godalming Binscombe & Charterhouse average (48.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 9.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Drive (GU7 1PH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Avenue, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brighton Road (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.