Total Crime Rate
104.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Horsell Birch area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Canalside , and the 53rd 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 Horsell Birch (GU21 4XB) in the last 12 months was 104.7 per 1,000 residents and was 28.3% lower than the Canalside average (146.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 10.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Horsell Birch (GU21 4XB), the main crime hotspot is near Tracious Close. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Canalside| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cygnet Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | The Orchard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | The Orchard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Brookfield | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Brookfield | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tracious Close | Under investigation |
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