Total Crime Rate

52.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 52.5 5/10
  • Violent crimes 14.6 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.7 3/10
  • Shoplifting 8.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.8 3/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lower Guildford Road area has the 37th lowest crime rate of 78 local areas in Heathlands , and the 141st highest crime rate of 308 local areas in Woking .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lower Guildford Road (GU21 2EW) in the last 12 months was 52.5 per 1,000 residents and was 15.8% higher than the Heathlands average (45.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lower Guildford Road (GU21 2EW), the main crime hotspot is near Alexandra Gardens. Police recorded 357 crimes here, including 331 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lower Guildford Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lorne Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Lorne Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Greenvale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wood Lane
Apr 2026Public order Wood Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Southwood Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alexandra Gardens
Apr 2026Drugs Alexandra Gardens Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Alexandra Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Alexandra Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Alexandra Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Five Oaks Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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