Total Crime Rate

102.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 102.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.7 10/10
  • Burglary 9.7 8/10
  • Public order 9.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Byron Close area has the 6th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Knaphill , and the 55th highest crime rate of 307 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 Byron Close (GU21 2NY) in the last 12 months was 102.9 per 1,000 residents and was 2.0% higher than the Knaphill average (100.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 48.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 87.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 52.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Byron Close (GU21 2NY), the main crime hotspot is near Huntingdon Road. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Byron Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sappho Court
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Choir Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Huntingdon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bloomfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bloomfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Alma Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sappho Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Mint Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Staveley Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Robin Hood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Robin Hood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Robin Hood Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Creston Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Creston Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Huntingdon Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Huntingdon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sappho Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Sappho Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ryde Heron Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ryde Heron Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sappho Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Pearl Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sappho Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oakfield

Data Sources

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