Postcode sector · Woking
Crime in GU21 8
How much crime is recorded in GU21 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Woking
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 11,839 (2024)
How safe is GU21 8
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 30.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in GU21 8, 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
30.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
85
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 8National
Violence and sexual offences25.123.6
Shoplifting18.48.4
Anti-social behaviour13.210.7
Burglary7.99.1
Public order7.64.6
Other theft6.34.5
Criminal damage and arson5.34.7
Bicycle theft2.21.0
Drugs1.62.4
Robbery1.61.4
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Theft from the person1.32.1
Other crime1.31.5
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
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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