Total Crime Rate

63.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 63.1 6/10
  • Violent crimes 34.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.7 7/10
  • Public order 9.7 7/10
  • Drugs 4.9 5/10
  • Other crime 4.9 7/10
  • Other theft 4.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Overthorpe 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.

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Crime Over Time in Overthorpe Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sappho Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Semper Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Randolph Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Randolph Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sappho Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chipstead Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chipstead Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bloomfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kirkland Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Huntingdon Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Choir Green —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Withies Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pearl Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Withies Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Choir Green —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Choir Green —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Choir Green —
Apr 2026Burglary Choir Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Withies —

Data Sources

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