Total Crime Rate

141.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 141.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 48.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.9 8/10
  • Public order 9.7 7/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.2 2/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Creston Avenue area has the 5th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Knaphill , and the 35th highest crime rate of 308 local areas in Woking .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Creston Avenue (GU21 2NE) in the last 12 months was 141.5 per 1,000 residents and was 33.0% higher than the Knaphill average (106.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 48.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Creston Avenue (GU21 2NE), the main crime hotspot is near Sappho Court. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Creston Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Randolph Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Choir Green —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Randolph Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chipstead Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Withies Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Withies —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Withies Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sappho Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chipstead Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sappho Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Choir Green —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Puckshill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bloomfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Semper Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Choir Green —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Puckshill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Puckshill —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Puckshill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ryde Heron Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Choir Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Choir Green —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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