Postcode district · Aldershot
Crime in GU12
How much crime is recorded in GU12, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Guildford
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 46,866 (2024)
GU12Postcode district · Aldershot
How safe is GU12
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 24.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in GU12, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
24.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
50
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
GU12National
Violence and sexual offences18.423.6
Shoplifting8.08.4
Anti-social behaviour6.110.7
Burglary5.09.1
Public order4.34.6
Criminal damage and arson4.14.7
Vehicle crime3.63.5
Other theft3.04.5
Drugs2.02.4
Other crime1.31.5
Robbery0.71.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.