Crime Rate in St James', ward

St James' has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 14 wards in Tunbridge Wells district and the 1508th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 255th lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in St James' in the last 12 months was 38.7 per 1,000 residents and was 42.4% lower than the Tunbridge Wells district average (67.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, St James'’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 201 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 228 (≈ 20.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the St James' ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Belgrave Road. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.