Sheerwater
Middle areaNorth east Woking. 11,180 people in 1.7 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Sheerwater live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Sheerwater
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Sheerwater at a rate of 80.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 71.9 per 1,000 people across Woking.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 363 |
| Other crime | 181 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 147 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 73 |
| Drug offences | 41 |
| Vehicle crime | 32 |
| Shoplifting | 29 |
| Burglary | 16 |
| Robbery | 11 |
| Theft from the person | 6 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Sheerwater compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Sheerwater safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Sheerwater at a rate of 80.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 71.9 per 1,000 people across Woking.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 61 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Sheerwater.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (363), other crime (181) and anti-social behaviour (147).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Woking
These figures are published for the whole of Woking, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Woking and not Sheerwater alone. See Woking
Sheerwater in brief
The median price paid for a home in Sheerwater was £321,500 in 2025.
Sheerwater had 10,655 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Sheerwater live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Sheerwater, 86.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.