Postcode district · Woking
Crime in GU22
How much crime is recorded in GU22, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Woking
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 49,055 (2024)
GU22Postcode district · Woking
How safe is GU22
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 22.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in GU22, 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
22.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
52
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).
GU22National
Violence and sexual offences17.823.6
Shoplifting9.98.4
Anti-social behaviour8.210.7
Burglary5.89.1
Public order4.44.6
Other theft4.34.5
Criminal damage and arson3.74.7
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Drugs1.32.4
Bicycle theft1.31.0
Other crime1.21.5
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Robbery0.91.4
Theft from the person0.82.1
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.