Total Crime Rate
6.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Gorsewood Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 78 local areas in Heathlands , and the 14th lowest crime rate of 307 local areas in Woking .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Gorsewood Road (GU21 8UT) in the last 12 months was 6.0 per 1,000 residents and was 88.8% lower than the Heathlands average (53.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Gorsewood Road (GU21 8UT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hermitage Road, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sutton Avenue (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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