Guildford: Royal Mail appeals to dog owners following attacks

Lizz Lloyd, the Royal Mail’s health and safety director, said: “Almost half of attacks happen at the front door and over a quarter in the front garden.”

The Guildford postcode was the joint eighth highest risk postcode area in the country.

Royal Mail said this was the first time the GU postcode was featured on the high-risk list since 2019/20.

But this was the postcode’s fifth time appearing in the most dangerous locations lists for dog attacks since Royal Mail began reporting figures in 2013.

Nationally, there were 2,206 dog attacks reported on its colleagues last year, an increase of 15%.