Total Crime Rate

284.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 284.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.4 9/10
  • Other theft 64.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 54.0 10/10
  • Drugs 36.0 10/10
  • Public order 28.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.8 7/10
  • Other crime 7.2 8/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St James Gardens area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Aldborough , and the 40th highest crime rate of 757 local areas in Redbridge .

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 Gardens (RM6 5RY) in the last 12 months was 284.2 per 1,000 residents and was 214.9% higher than the Aldborough average (90.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 100.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St James Gardens (RM6 5RY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Strouds Close, where police recorded 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St James Gardens (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in St James Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Little Heath Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Little Heath Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Little Heath —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Strouds Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Strouds Close —
Sep 2025Public order Strouds Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Strouds Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Little Heath —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Little Heath —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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