Total Crime Rate
102.2 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Highclere Gardens 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 Highclere Gardens (GU21 2LP) 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 areaβs 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 (β 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 Highclere Gardens (GU21 2LP), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 65 crimes here, including 59 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Knaphill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillside Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Queen'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Barley Mow Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Barley Mow Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Barley Mow Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Waterers Rise | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Barley Mow Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Powderham Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Anchor Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillside Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Anchor Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Anchor Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Barley Mow Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hillside Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hillside Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Halls Farm Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lauriston Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Anchor Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Anchor Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Anchor Hill | β |
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