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Crime in GU21 2

How much crime is recorded in GU21 2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Woking
Region
South East
Population
19,366 (2024)
Crime

How safe is GU21 2

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 28.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in GU21 2, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
28.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
59
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

GU21 2National
Violence and sexual offences25.823.6
Anti-social behaviour7.110.7
Other crime6.11.5
Public order5.14.6
Shoplifting3.88.4
Burglary3.89.1
Criminal damage and arson3.74.7
Other theft2.74.5
Drugs1.42.4
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Robbery0.71.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 24% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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