Total Crime Rate
172.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Goldsworth Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Canalside , and the 26th highest crime rate of 307 local areas in Woking .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Goldsworth Road (GU21 6NH) in the last 12 months was 172.7 per 1,000 residents and was 18.3% higher than the Canalside average (146.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -89.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 51.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Goldsworth Road (GU21 6NH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kingsway Avenue, where police recorded 48 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Step Bridge Path (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Canalside| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | De Lara Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Arthur'S Bridge Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Kingsway Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Poole Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | De Lara Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Kingsway Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Kingsway Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Kingsway Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Poole Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingsway Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Arthur'S Bridge Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Kingsway Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Oaks Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vale Farm Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Wilfred Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wilfred Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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