Postcode · Woking
Crime in GU21 8SR
How much crime is recorded in GU21 8SR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- St John's
- Council
- Woking
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,653 (2024)
GU21 8SRWoking
How safe is GU21 8SR
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 26.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the GU21 8SR area, below 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
26.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
55
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 8SRNational
Violence and sexual offences22.023.6
Anti-social behaviour12.810.7
Criminal damage and arson5.94.7
Burglary5.69.1
Public order4.44.6
Other theft3.54.5
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Other crime1.31.5
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Drugs0.52.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 12% 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.