Crime Rate in Canalside, ward

Canalside has the highest crime rate of 10 wards in Woking district and the 686th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 79th highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Canalside in the last 12 months was 146.0 per 1,000 residents and was 93.7% higher than the Woking district average (75.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Canalside’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 612 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 15 cases , up 15.4% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 54.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -26.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 871 (≈ 66.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Canalside ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 309 crimes here, including 127 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.