Total Crime Rate

49.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 49.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 30.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.5 7/10
  • Shoplifting 11.5 5/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 Road area has the 56th highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Belmont , and the 263rd lowest crime rate of 572 local areas in Sutton .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around St James Road (SM1 2TP) in the last 12 months was 49.6 per 1,000 residents and was 7.3% higher than the Belmont average (46.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -11.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 30.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St James Road (SM1 2TP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St James' Road, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Orchard Road (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in St James Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Western Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Robin Hood Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St James' Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St James Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St James Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St James Avenue —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheam Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clyde Road —
Apr 2026Other crime St James Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tormead Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Orchard Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Orchard Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beauchamp Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beggar'S Roost Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
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Data Sources

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