Crime Rates at Lancaster Close, Ash Vale, Aldershot, GU12 5ST

Lancaster Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Ash Vale , and the 53rd highest crime rate of 434 local areas in Guildford .

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 Lancaster Close (GU12 5ST) in the last 12 months was 115.4 per 1,000 residents and was 109.6% higher than the Ash Vale average (55.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 650.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 64.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 400.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lancaster Close (GU12 5ST), the main crime hotspot is near North Road. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.