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Crime · St James'
Reported crime in central St James'
7,456 incidents logged with the police in the past 12 months, around 143 per 1,000 residents.
Total incidents
7,456
Rate / 1,000
143
Categories
14
Months on file
12
By category
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 2,943 | 39% |
| Anti social behaviour | 1,318 | 18% |
| Shoplifting | 705 | 9% |
| Criminal damage and arson | 518 | 7% |
| Public order | 460 | 6% |
| Other theft | 439 | 6% |
| Drugs | 213 | 3% |
| Burglary | 179 | 2% |
| Bicycle theft | 168 | 2% |
| Vehicle crime | 168 | 2% |
| Other crime | 111 | 1% |
| Possession of weapons | 90 | 1% |
| Robbery | 73 | 1% |
| Theft from the person | 71 | 1% |
Category by month
| Category | Jul | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 224 | 230 | 264 | 234 | 250 | 245 | 236 | 233 | 276 | 225 | 261 | 265 | 2943 |
| Anti social behaviour | 124 | 145 | 151 | 110 | 101 | 88 | 78 | 73 | 82 | 113 | 159 | 94 | 1318 |
| Shoplifting | 56 | 48 | 60 | 41 | 49 | 41 | 45 | 47 | 73 | 93 | 53 | 99 | 705 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 31 | 44 | 47 | 56 | 43 | 43 | 41 | 47 | 40 | 43 | 30 | 53 | 518 |
| Public order | 43 | 44 | 37 | 44 | 45 | 28 | 41 | 30 | 40 | 30 | 45 | 33 | 460 |
| Other theft | 34 | 33 | 52 | 37 | 39 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 38 | 32 | 35 | 30 | 439 |
| Drugs | 24 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 22 | 19 | 21 | 16 | 213 |
| Burglary | 15 | 9 | 20 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 23 | 31 | 24 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 179 |
| Bicycle theft | 7 | 10 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 24 | 168 |
| Vehicle crime | 15 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 8 | 27 | 20 | 13 | 24 | 15 | 168 |
| Other crime | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 111 |
| Possession of weapons | 13 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 90 |
| Robbery | 8 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 73 |
| Theft from the person | 6 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 71 |
| Total | 609 | 623 | 697 | 600 | 598 | 560 | 553 | 576 | 664 | 618 | 688 | 670 | 7456 |
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police.uk street-level crime for the Census neighbourhoods (LSOAs) covering St James', Jul 2025 to Jun 2026. The rate uses those neighbourhoods’ Census 2021 population of 52,235.