Postcode district · Woking
Crime in GU23
How much crime is recorded in GU23, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Guildford
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 14,202 (2024)
GU23Postcode district · Woking
How safe is GU23
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 26.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in GU23, 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
26.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
56
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).
GU23National
Violence and sexual offences20.523.6
Anti-social behaviour11.710.7
Burglary8.79.1
Shoplifting7.58.4
Public order4.14.6
Other theft3.84.5
Criminal damage and arson3.24.7
Vehicle crime3.13.5
Bicycle theft1.61.0
Other crime1.31.5
Robbery1.01.4
Theft from the person0.92.1
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Drugs0.62.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 14% 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.