Postcode · Woking
Crime in GU21 5DA
How much crime is recorded in GU21 5DA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Sheerwater
- Council
- Woking
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,060 (2024)
GU21 5DAWoking
How safe is GU21 5DA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 45.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the GU21 5DA area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
45.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
99
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
GU21 5DANational
Violence and sexual offences36.823.6
Anti-social behaviour20.810.7
Other theft8.44.5
Public order7.44.6
Criminal damage and arson6.94.7
Drugs5.72.4
Burglary3.79.1
Vehicle crime3.23.5
Possession of weapons3.00.9
Other crime2.21.5
Robbery1.71.4
Theft from the person1.02.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 33% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.