Total Crime Rate

11.7 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

5.9 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 11.7 1/10
  • Violent crimes 5.9 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.9 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.9 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
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Briarwood Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 78 local areas in Heathlands , and the 18th lowest crime rate of 308 local areas in Woking .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Briarwood Road (GU21 8XD) in the last 12 months was 11.7 per 1,000 residents and was 74.2% lower than the Heathlands average (45.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Briarwood Road (GU21 8XD), the main crime hotspot is near Hermitage Road. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Briarwood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Five Oaks Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sutton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Larchwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hermitage Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sutton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hermitage Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakway Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Greenvale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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