Total Crime Rate
48.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
18.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026The Riding area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Canalside , and the 152nd highest crime rate of 308 local areas in Woking .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around The Riding (GU21 5TD) in the last 12 months was 48.7 per 1,000 residents and was 69.2% lower than the Canalside average (158.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 28.6% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 17.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around The Riding (GU21 5TD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Perrin Court, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bentham Avenue (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Woking| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Perrin Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Monument Way East | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Perrin Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Woodham Waye | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bentham Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Perrin Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Monument Way East | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Perrin Court | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Monument Way East | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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