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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in GU1: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

GU1 recorded 476 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 8.85 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 33.6% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 9.3% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring110.58 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment476 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_downCrime down 9.3% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

476
trending_up +16.1% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

110.58per 1k
High Risk

Active Postcodes

1,886

Within GU1 district

Guildford

53,781

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Genyn Road Map
total: 50 Violence and sexual offences: 36 Public order: 6
50
Shopping Area Map
total: 29 Shoplifting: 14 Anti-social behaviour: 5
29
Police Station Map
total: 26 Violence and sexual offences: 11 Public order: 8
26
Sports/Recreation Area Map
total: 18 Shoplifting: 12 Public order: 4
18
Europa Park Road Map
total: 13 Shoplifting: 10 Anti-social behaviour: 1
13
The Shambles Map
total: 13 Shoplifting: 10 Anti-social behaviour: 2
13
Supermarket Map
total: 12 Shoplifting: 12
12
Supermarket Map
total: 12 Shoplifting: 7 Violence and sexual offences: 2
12
Bridge Street Map
total: 12 Violence and sexual offences: 11 Public order: 1
12
Mill Lane Map
total: 11 Violence and sexual offences: 4 Public order: 2
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Crime Breakdown

April 2026
476 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
160
33.6%
Shoplifting
88
18.5%
Public Order
61
12.8%
Anti-social Behaviour
55
11.6%
Criminal Damage & Arson
34
7.1%
Other Theft
32
6.7%
Drug Offences
12
2.5%
Other Crime
11
2.3%
Vehicle Crime
7
1.5%
Weapons Possession
6
1.3%
Robbery
3
0.6%
Burglary
3
0.6%
Bicycle Theft
3
0.6%
Theft from Person
1
0.2%

Crime Analysis: GU1

Violence & Sexual Offences makes up the largest share of crime in GU1 at 33.6%. Shoplifting (18.5%) and Public Order (12.8%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in GU1 has fallen noticeably — by 9.3%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for GU1 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.

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Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_up +16.1%
Year-on-Yeartrending_down -9.3%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_down -0.8%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 0 local authorities in England & Wales.

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