Total Crime Rate
219.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Sutton Avenue area has the 6th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Heathlands , and the 21st 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 Sutton Avenue (GU21 8UL) in the last 12 months was 219.1 per 1,000 residents and was 306.2% higher than the Heathlands average (53.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -12.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 109.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sutton Avenue (GU21 8UL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hermitage Road, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Birdswood Drive (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Heathlands| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenwood Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenwood Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Birdswood Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Birdswood Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sutton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Copley Close | Under investigation |
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