Total Crime Rate

371.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

196.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 371.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 196.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 145.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 45.2 10/10
  • Public order 45.2 10/10
  • Other theft 40.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.1 9/10
  • Other crime 10.1 9/10
  • Burglary 5.0 6/10
  • Drugs 5.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.0 8/10
  • Theft from the person 5.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Sythwood area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Goldsworth Park , and the 6th 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 Sythwood (GU21 3AR) in the last 12 months was 371.9 per 1,000 residents and was 457.7% higher than the Goldsworth Park average (66.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 196.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sythwood (GU21 3AR), the main crime hotspot is near Leegate Close. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sythwood area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leegate Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Tracious Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leegate Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leegate Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leegate Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cygnet Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roffords —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colliers Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colliers Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Sythwood Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roffords —
Apr 2026Public order Roffords Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Leegate Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tracious Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westmead Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Watercress Way —
Apr 2026Other theft Cobbetts Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brookfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences French'S Wells Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson French'S Wells Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson French'S Wells Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Quintrell Close —
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Data Sources

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