Total Crime Rate
102.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Finch Close area has the 7th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Knaphill , and the 59th highest crime rate of 307 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 Finch Close (GU21 2LF) in the last 12 months was 102.2 per 1,000 residents and was 1.3% higher than the Knaphill average (100.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 4 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 66.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 31.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 38.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Finch Close (GU21 2LF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fosters Lane (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Knaphill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Anchor Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Anchor Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Barley Mow Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Waterers Rise | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Barley Mow Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Barley Mow Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Barley Mow Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Barley Mow Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hillside Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hillside Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillside Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillside Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Halls Farm Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Anchor Hill | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Anchor Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Anchor Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Anchor Hill | Under investigation |
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