Crime Rates at St James Road, Southampton, SO15 5FE

St James Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Shirley , and the 62nd lowest crime rate of 734 local areas in Southampton .

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 Road (SO15 5FE) in the last 12 months was 21.3 per 1,000 residents and was 82.2% lower than the Shirley average (119.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St James Road (SO15 5FE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Newlands Avenue, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bourne Avenue (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.