Farnborough vs Sholing and Bitterne

Farnborough has a safety score of 10/100 (High Crime) and recorded 1,235 crimes in the last 12 months. Sholing and Bitterne has a safety score of 5/100 (High Crime) with 3,223 crimes. Farnborough scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Farnborough shows a year-on-year crime trend of -7.5% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Sholing and Bitterne shows +9.9% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Farnborough , the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (386 incidents). In Sholing and Bitterne, it is Violent Crime (1,481 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Farnborough recorded 153 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Sholing and Bitterne recorded 313. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Farnborough totalled 386 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 1,481 in Sholing and Bitterne. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Farnborough recorded 1,335 crimes (now 1,235, a change of -7.5%). Sholing and Bitterne recorded 2,932 crimes previously (now 3,223, +9.9%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Farnborough has a resolution rate of 30.3% and Sholing and Bitterne has 19.9%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Farnborough falls within the Hampshire Constabulary boundary. Sholing and Bitterne is covered by Hampshire Constabulary. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Farnborough and Sholing and Bitterne. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.