Crime Rate in Farnborough & Crofton, ward

Farnborough & Crofton has the 8th lowest crime rate of 22 wards in Bromley district and the 3519th lowest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 90th lowest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in Farnborough & Crofton in the last 12 months was 59.4 per 1,000 residents and was 32.6% lower than the Bromley district average (88.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Farnborough & Crofton’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 417 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 5 cases , down -16.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 53.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -28.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 542 (≈ 28.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Farnborough & Crofton ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 255 crimes here, including 180 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.