Total Crime Rate
15.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Shaftesbury Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Mount Hermon , and the 40th lowest crime rate of 307 local areas in Woking .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Shaftesbury Road (GU22 7DU) in the last 12 months was 15.5 per 1,000 residents and was 69.4% lower than the Mount Hermon average (50.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -83.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Shaftesbury Road (GU22 7DU), the main crime hotspot is near Little Riding. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Mount Hermon| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Little Riding | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sandy Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oldfieldwood | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oldfieldwood | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Orchard Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Orchard Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lavender Road | Awaiting court outcome |
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