Gwent Police

Crime in St James

Street-level crime statistics for St James based on official UK Police data. Updated August 2025.

Data covers February 2023 – August 2025 890 crimes in last 12 months

10 / 100 High Crime

Safety Score

890 Crimes (last 12 months)

↑14.5% vs Previous 12 Months

10/100 Safety Score

81.2% Crimes with Outcome

Crime Zone Map

Neighbourhood boundaries coloured by safety score. Click adjacent zones to explore.

Very Safe (85+) Safe (65–84) Average (45–64) Below Avg (25–44) High Crime (0–24)

Crime by Category

Last 12 months — 890 total crimes recorded in St James

Violent Crime

328

Anti-Social Behaviour

139

↑40%

Criminal Damage & Arson

100

↑33%

Public Order

↑22%

Shoplifting

↑93%

Other Theft

↑5%

Drugs

Vehicle Crime

↓17%

Other Crime

↓40%

Burglary

↓19%

Possession of Weapons

↑11%

Robbery

↓29%

Theft from Person

↓100%

Monthly Crime Trend

Month-by-month crime totals for St James

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106

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Top Crime Hotspots

Highest-crime street locations in St James (12 months)

Explore by Month

View detailed crime data for each month in St James

August 2025 69 crimes July 2025 76 crimes June 2025 95 crimes May 2025 69 crimes April 2025 77 crimes March 2025 78 crimes February 2025 75 crimes January 2025 51 crimes December 2024 57 crimes November 2024 73 crimes October 2024 79 crimes September 2024 91 crimes August 2024 70 crimes July 2024 106 crimes June 2024 73 crimes May 2024 72 crimes April 2024 53 crimes March 2024 61 crimes February 2024 64 crimes January 2024 57 crimes December 2023 51 crimes November 2023 47 crimes October 2023 70 crimes September 2023 53 crimes August 2023 71 crimes July 2023 76 crimes June 2023 48 crimes May 2023 86 crimes April 2023 73 crimes March 2023 47 crimes February 2023 40 crimes

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Data source: All crime data is sourced from the UK Police Open Data API, operated by the Home Office, and is published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Last updated: August 2025. Crime records show street-level location and category only — no personal information is included.