Total Crime Rate

33.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.6 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 33.6 3/10
  • Violent crimes 19.6 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Highclere Gardens area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Knaphill , and the 107th lowest crime rate of 308 local areas in Woking .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Highclere Gardens (GU21 2LR) in the last 12 months was 33.6 per 1,000 residents and was 68.4% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 19.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highclere Gardens (GU21 2LR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Hilda'S Close (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Highclere Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Deny'S Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Hillside Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robins Dale Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Fosters Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Fosters Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barley Mow Lane
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barley Mow Lane
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Anchor Hill
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Highclere Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Merchants Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Hilda'S Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wood Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highclere Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ravens Close
Apr 2026Other theft Highclere Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wood Lane
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation

Data Sources

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