Crime Rates at St James's Road, London, SE16 4QJ

St James'S Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 82 local areas in London Bridge & West Bermondsey , and the 17th 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 (SE16 4QJ) in the last 12 months was 11.9 per 1,000 residents and was 95.4% lower than the London Bridge & West Bermondsey average (256.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Robbery ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -77.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St James'S Road (SE16 4QJ), the main crime hotspot is near Jamaica Road. Police recorded 88 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.