Total Crime Rate

90.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 90.6 7/10
  • Shoplifting 53.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.7 2/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Crofton Lane area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Farnborough & Crofton , and the 238th highest crime rate of 930 local areas in Bromley .

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 Crofton Lane (BR5 1HD) in the last 12 months was 90.6 per 1,000 residents and was 44.9% higher than the Farnborough & Crofton average (62.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 43.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crofton Lane (BR5 1HD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Birkdale Close, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beckford Drive (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Crofton Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crofton Lane —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sparrow Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crofton Lane —
Sep 2025Other crime Birkdale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Turnberry Way —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tandridge Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Place Farm Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gleneagles Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Kennedy Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Heath Side Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eccleston Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Broadcroft Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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