Total Crime Rate

109.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 109.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 41.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.4 6/10
  • Public order 13.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.3 7/10
  • Drugs 10.3 8/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Poplar Grove area has the 24th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Canalside , and the 54th highest crime rate of 308 local areas in Woking .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Poplar Grove (GU22 7SD) in the last 12 months was 109.6 per 1,000 residents and was 30.6% lower than the Canalside average (158.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 41.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Poplar Grove (GU22 7SD), the main crime hotspot is near Montgomery Road. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Poplar Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Green View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Montgomery Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Green View —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fairview Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montgomery Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Montgomery Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Montgomery Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Montgomery Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Green View —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Montgomery Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Lucerne Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Hill View Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodlands —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lucerne Close Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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