Total Crime Rate
52.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
14.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hermitage Road area has the 37th lowest crime rate of 78 local areas in Heathlands , and the 141st highest crime rate of 308 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 Hermitage Road (GU21 8XH) in the last 12 months was 52.5 per 1,000 residents and was 15.8% higher than the Heathlands average (45.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -16.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hermitage Road (GU21 8XH), the main crime hotspot is near Cubitt Way. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Woking| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Lorne Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Five Oaks Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Lorne Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Larchwood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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