Total Crime Rate
2.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025St Thomas Drive area has the lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Farnborough & Crofton , and the 2nd lowest crime rate of 930 local areas in Bromley .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around St Thomas Drive (BR5 1HE) in the last 12 months was 2.8 per 1,000 residents and was 95.6% lower than the Farnborough & Crofton average (62.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 24.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St Thomas Drive (BR5 1HE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oakwood Road, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lyoth Road (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sparrow Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Lyoth Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lyoth Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Heath Side | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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