Total Crime Rate
32.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Popes Lane area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Canalside , and the 97th lowest crime rate of 307 local areas in Woking .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Popes Lane (GU21 4DE) in the last 12 months was 32.9 per 1,000 residents and was 77.4% lower than the Canalside average (146.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Popes Lane (GU21 4DE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Popes Lane, where police recorded 3 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Carlton Close (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Canalside| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodlawn Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Heath Road | Under investigation |
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