An official Home Office laptop was stolen from an immigration office in Croydon, police have confirmed.

The computer was taken during a burglary at Lunar House in Wellesley Road, which handles immigrant application forms.

Croydon CID are still investigating the theft, which was reported at 8.40am on Friday, November 14.

No arrests have been made and the laptop has not been recovered, but a Home Office source said it did did not contain personal or sensitive data.

A spokesman said he could not comment on an ongoing police investigation