Total Crime Rate
49.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
25.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lakeside Drive area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Canalside , and the 148th highest crime rate of 308 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 Lakeside Drive (GU24 8BD) in the last 12 months was 49.5 per 1,000 residents and was 68.7% lower than the Canalside average (158.0 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 Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 25.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lakeside Drive (GU24 8BD), the main crime hotspot is near Lakeside Drive. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Woking| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lakeside Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lakeside Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lakeside Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Lakeside Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lakeside Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lakeside Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Lakeside Drive | Under investigation |
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