Total Crime Rate
90.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Kingswood Close 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 Kingswood Close (BR6 8PA) 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 Kingswood Close (BR6 8PA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Birkdale Close, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Vanburgh Close (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Place Farm Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Tandridge Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Birkdale Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Red Cedars Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Red Cedars Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gleneagles Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Turnberry Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Crofton Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Crofton Lane | — |
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