Postcode · Woking
Crime in GU21 5RD
How much crime is recorded in GU21 5RD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Sheerwater
- Council
- Woking
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,476 (2024)
GU21 5RDWoking
How safe is GU21 5RD
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 21.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the GU21 5RD area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
21.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
42
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 5RDNational
Violence and sexual offences17.123.6
Burglary8.39.1
Anti-social behaviour5.910.7
Public order3.94.6
Shoplifting3.18.4
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Other theft2.34.5
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Drugs1.22.4
Robbery1.11.4
Other crime1.01.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 32% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.