Total Crime Rate

65.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 65.2 6/10
  • Violent crimes 35.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.0 5/10
  • Public order 10.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.5 6/10
  • Burglary 5.0 6/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Balfour Avenue area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Heathlands , and the 111th highest crime rate of 308 local areas in Woking .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Balfour Avenue (GU22 9NL) in the last 12 months was 65.2 per 1,000 residents and was 43.7% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 35.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Balfour Avenue (GU22 9NL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cricketer Close, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Balfour Avenue (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Balfour Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Liquorice Lane —
Apr 2026Robbery Cricketer Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Quartermaine Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quartermaine Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quartermaine Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Balfour Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Balfour Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Balfour Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jelley Way —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Reed Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Reed Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reed Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Linden Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oaklands Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Oaklands Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Inwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reed Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westfield Common —
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Data Sources

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