Total Crime Rate
26.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
16.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026High Street area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Knaphill , and the 78th 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 High Street (GU21 2QD) in the last 12 months was 26.3 per 1,000 residents and was 75.3% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around High Street (GU21 2QD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Highclere Court, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Knaphill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Highclere Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Highclere Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Broadway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | High Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Merchants Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lane End Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Barton Close | Under investigation |
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