Total Crime Rate

29.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 29.3 3/10
  • Violent crimes 25.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Watermead area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Goldsworth Park , and the 88th 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 Watermead (GU21 3JT) in the last 12 months was 29.3 per 1,000 residents and was 56.1% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 40.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 25.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Watermead (GU21 3JT), the main crime hotspot is near Blencarn Close. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Watermead area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Blencarn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bitterne Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Ovington Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Armadale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Watermead Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bitterne Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ovington Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blencarn Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Blencarn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wishbone Way —
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Data Sources

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