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March 2026 Source: Surrey Police Police

Guildford Crime Intelligence Report

Guildford recorded 947 crimes in March 2026, equating to a crime rate of 6.59 per 1,000 residents. This places Guildford at #184 of 330 local authorities nationally by total crime volume. Crime has decreased by 3.5% compared to the previous month. Year-on-year, crime levels are 12.2% lower.

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Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: March 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

947
trending_down -3.5% vs last month

Crime Rate

6.59per 1k
Moderate

National Rank

#184of 330

By total crime volume

Surrey

#1rank

Ranked within county

12-Month Crime Trend

Monthly Totals

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
On or near Genyn Road Map
Violence and sexual offences: 60 Public order: 4 Criminal damage and arson: 2
60
On or near Police Station Map
Violence and sexual offences: 12 Public order: 9 Drugs: 3
12
On or near Petrol Station Map
Shoplifting: 23
23
On or near Supermarket Map
Shoplifting: 22
22
On or near Shopping Area Map
Shoplifting: 21
21
On or near Parking Area Map
Anti-social behaviour: 9 Drugs: 8
9
On or near Parking Area Map
Violence and sexual offences: 14
14
On or near Bridge Street Map
Violence and sexual offences: 8 Theft from the person: 1
8
On or near The Spinney Map
Violence and sexual offences: 9
9
On or near Parking Area Map
Shoplifting: 8
8

Crime Breakdown

March 2026
947 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
323
34.1%
Anti-social Behaviour
138
14.6%
Shoplifting
108
11.4%
Public Order
84
8.9%
Other Theft
72
7.6%
Criminal Damage & Arson
67
7.1%
Drug Offences
43
4.5%
Vehicle Crime
42
4.4%
Other Crime
27
2.9%
Burglary
24
2.5%
Theft from Person
5
0.5%
Weapons Possession
5
0.5%
Robbery
5
0.5%
Bicycle Theft
4
0.4%

Expert Safety Insights

Ward Safety Rankings

22 wards

Highest Crime

#Ward Crimes Rate
1Friary and St Nicolas 238 23.5
2Holy Trinity 86 10.4
3Lovelace 57 21.8
4Westborough 57 5.9
5Stoughton 52 5.4

Safest Wards

Ward Crimes Rate
shieldEffingham 5 1.8
shieldPirbright 9 2.0
shieldSend 14 3.3
shieldNormandy 17 5.5
shieldAsh Vale 21 3.7

Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_down -3.5%
Year-on-Yeartrending_down -12.2%

Data Transparency

Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 330 local authorities in England & Wales.

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