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

Lancaster Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Ash Vale , and the 58th highest crime rate of 429 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 118.6 per 1,000 residents and was 112.8% higher than the Ash Vale average (55.7 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 Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 51.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lancaster Close (GU12 5ST), the main crime hotspot is near North Road. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.