Crime Rates at The Birches, Woking, GU22 7ES

The Birches area has the 5th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Canalside , and the 16th highest crime rate of 307 local areas in Woking .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Birches (GU22 7ES) in the last 12 months was 256.0 per 1,000 residents and was 75.3% higher than the Canalside average (146.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -73.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 102.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Birches (GU22 7ES), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 98 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Broadway (45 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.