Crime in Godalming
Recorded crime in Godalming is about the Waverley average and 0.5 times the England and Wales average. Over 5 years it has fallen 15%. Most of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences). Police data to August 2026.
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Godalming: about 17,079 residents in 15 neighbourhoods.
- Safety in the UK
- 8/10Low crime
- Living
- 7.3/10Good
- 5-year change
- −15%fewer crimes
- vs the council
- 1.0×the Waverley average
Neighbourhoods by Safety
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Godalming.
Crime over 5 years
Down 15% in 5 years Recorded crimes within 1.5 km of Godalming, anti-social behaviour left out.
What is recorded
Crime severity: about the Waverley average (0.5× the England and Wales average). 44 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
- Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences): 62% of the harm here
- Burglary: 15% of the harm here
- Other theft: 6% of the harm here
"Violence and sexual offences" is 62% of the harm here. It is a broad police category: most of these crimes are assaults without injury, harassment and threats, often indoors between people who know each other, and only a small part are sexual or serious violent offences. Police data does not say which, so each one is weighted at the England and Wales average for the category, which can overstate a quiet residential area.
Anti-social behaviour: 14 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, not scored. Not a crime, so it is not part of the Safety score.
Crimes recorded in Waverley (the whole council area)
April 2025 to March 2026, for the whole Waverley council area, not only Godalming. Source: Home Office, police recorded crime by community safety partnership.
| Type | Crimes in 2025/26 | Per 1,000 residents | Change on 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars stolen | 75 | 0.56 | Down 21% |
| Cars broken into | 107 | 0.80 | Down 27% |
| Vandalism (homes, other buildings and vehicles) | 325 | 2.4 | Down 6% |
| Burglary of homes | 131 | 0.98 | Up 18% |
| Homicide (murder and manslaughter) | 0 | - | - |
Under 10 a year: no rate or change, the numbers are too small to compare.
How often crimes lead to a charge in GU7
In GU7, the postcode district at the centre of Godalming, 6% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%).
- Charged or summonsed
- Caution or other action
- Suspect found, not prosecuted
- No suspect identified
- Still open
Show as a table
| Type | Crimes | Charged or summonsed | Caution or other action | Suspect found, not prosecuted | No suspect identified | Still open |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 454 | 4% | 5% | 75% | 11% | 4% |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 122 | 3% | 4% | 37% | 48% | 7% |
| Public order | 97 | 5% | 4% | 51% | 35% | 5% |
| Other theft | 73 | 0% | 3% | 27% | 58% | 12% |
| Shoplifting | 63 | 21% | 6% | 22% | 48% | 3% |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 55 | 0% | 0% | 11% | 85% | 4% |
Uses the latest outcome police have recorded so far. 7% of these crimes are still open, so the final figures may be a little higher.
Crime by type
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, most serious first, not counting anti-social behaviour.
| Type | Per 1,000 a year |
|---|---|
| Robbery | 0.3 |
| Burglary | 2.4 |
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 15.9 |
| Drugs | 1.3 |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 0.3 |
| Other crime | 1.0 |
| Other theft | 4.2 |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 0.3 |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 3.1 |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 6.3 |
| Public order | 5.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.8 |
| Shoplifting | 2.8 |
Postcode districts in Godalming
Nearby towns
Council: Waverley
Questions about crime in Godalming
- Is Godalming a safe place to live?
- Godalming scores 8 out of 10 for safety (low crime), compared with every neighbourhood in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Crime severity is about the Waverley average.
- Is crime going up or down in Godalming?
- Down 15% over 5 years, from 703 recorded crimes a year to 594.
- What is the most common crime in Godalming?
- The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences), about 16 per 1,000 residents a year.
- How does crime in Godalming compare with Waverley?
- Crime severity in Godalming is about the Waverley average.
- How often does crime lead to a charge in Godalming?
- In GU7, the postcode district at the centre of Godalming, 6% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%). 30% were closed without a suspect being identified.
- How many cars are stolen in Godalming?
- In Waverley, the council area Godalming is in, the police recorded 75 cars stolen in 2025/26 (April 2025 to March 2026), 0.6 per 1,000 residents, down 21% on the year before.
- Is vandalism common in Godalming?
- 325 acts of vandalism to homes, other buildings and vehicles were recorded in 2025/26, in Waverley, the council area Godalming is in, 2.4 per 1,000 residents, 0.5 times the England and Wales average.
- How many murders were there in Godalming last year?
- No homicides (murder or manslaughter) were recorded in 2025/26, in Waverley, the council area Godalming is in, against 0 the year before.