Total Crime Rate

6.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 6.0 1/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Gorsewood 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.

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Crime Over Time in Gorsewood Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Birdswood Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Birdswood Drive
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sutton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Copley Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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