Crime Rates at St James's Road, London, SE1 5LJ

St James'S Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Old Kent Road , and the 94th lowest crime rate of 799 local areas in Southwark .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around St James'S Road (SE1 5LJ) in the last 12 months was 39.4 per 1,000 residents and was 68.7% lower than the Old Kent Road average (126.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -90.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 7.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -82.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St James'S Road (SE1 5LJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St James'S Road, where police recorded 74 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mason Close (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.