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 4XP) 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 4XP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Watts Lea, where police recorded 3 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Claydon Road (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 | Anti-social behaviour | Watts Lea | — |
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