Total Crime Rate
63.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
34.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Overthorpe Close area has the 13th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Knaphill , and the 115th highest crime rate of 308 local areas in Woking .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Overthorpe Close (GU21 2LA) in the last 12 months was 63.1 per 1,000 residents and was 40.7% lower than the Knaphill average (106.4 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 ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 34.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Overthorpe Close (GU21 2LA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Robin Hood Road, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sappho Court (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Knaphill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sappho Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Semper Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Randolph Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Randolph Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sappho Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Chipstead Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Chipstead Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bloomfield Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kirkland Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakfield | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakfield | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Huntingdon Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Choir Green | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | The Withies | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pearl Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Withies | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Choir Green | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Choir Green | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Choir Green | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Choir Green | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Withies | — |
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