Total Crime Rate
236.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Station Approach area has the 7th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Canalside , and the 20th 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 Station Approach (GU22 7PQ) in the last 12 months was 236.7 per 1,000 residents and was 62.1% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 106.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -57.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 21.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Station Approach (GU22 7PQ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 325 crimes here, including 135 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Canalside| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Addison Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hospital | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | The Broadway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Chapel Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Chapel Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hill View Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Commercial Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Commercial Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hospital | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | The Broadway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Chapel Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Chapel Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Chapel Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chapel Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Approach | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Approach | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Duke Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
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