Total Crime Rate
16.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
16.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Chapel Fields area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Godalming Binscombe & Charterhouse , and the 102nd lowest crime rate of 361 local areas in Waverley .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Chapel Fields (GU7 2AA) in the last 12 months was 16.1 per 1,000 residents and was 66.8% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 16.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chapel Fields (GU7 2AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Charterhouse Road, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Newstead Close (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Newstead Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sellar'S Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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