Total Crime Rate

208.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 208.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 120.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 40.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.1 7/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Other crime 6.7 8/10
  • Public order 6.7 6/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Birkdale Close area has the highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Farnborough & Crofton , and the 77th highest crime rate of 928 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 Birkdale Close (BR6 8PB) in the last 12 months was 208.1 per 1,000 residents and was 250.3% higher than the Farnborough & Crofton average (59.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 40.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 62.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birkdale Close (BR6 8PB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Birkdale Close, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Crofton Lane (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Birkdale Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Birkdale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crofton Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Birkdale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Birkdale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Place Farm Avenue —
Apr 2026Burglary Place Farm Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kingswood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingswood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vanburgh Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Birkdale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Birkdale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Turnberry Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crofton Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Birkdale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Bushey Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Branston Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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