Total Crime Rate

248.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

85.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 248.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 117.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 85.3 9/10
  • Public order 40.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.3 7/10
  • Other theft 24.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.0 4/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Robbery 5.3 7/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St James Place area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Emersons Green , and the 44th highest crime rate of 873 local areas in South Gloucestershire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around St James Place (BS16 9JA) in the last 12 months was 248.0 per 1,000 residents and was 220.1% higher than the Emersons Green average (77.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -10.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 85.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St James Place (BS16 9JA), the main crime hotspot is near St James Place. Police recorded 74 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St James Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting St James Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rodway Hill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary St James Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St James Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order St James Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St James Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St James Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting St James Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting St James Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St James Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting St James Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St James Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St James Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St James Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St James Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Old Orchard Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cossham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cossham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cossham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cossham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cossham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cossham Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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