St James's ward · Westminster. Every figure carries its own date.
Boundary: May 2026. Census and crime records have different dates and purposes.
What makes this ward different?
Homes rented privately: 49% here, compared with 43% across Westminster (5.4 percentage points higher).
A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Households facing two or more measured disadvantages: 14.7% here, compared with 19.4% across Westminster (4.7 percentage points lower).
These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
People aged 16+ with no qualifications: 10.2% here, compared with 12.9% across Westminster (2.7 percentage points lower).
Formal qualifications are only one part of someone's skills. Training decisions also need current vacancies, employment and residents' experience.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Police-recorded locations for St James's ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
17,878 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 22,203 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
St James's ward · mapped crimes
Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.
Shown on this chart: 1,659 mapped crimes in September 2024; 1,233 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.
1.1k1.8k2.5k
September 2024August 2026
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Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · St James's
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
1,659
203
October 2024
2,216
232
November 2024
2,424
274
December 2024
2,312
257
January 2025
1,950
193
February 2025
1,848
185
March 2025
1,838
232
April 2025
1,587
196
May 2025
1,577
199
June 2025
1,592
199
July 2025
1,675
241
August 2025
1,525
265
September 2025
1,578
231
October 2025
1,729
258
November 2025
1,896
188
December 2025
1,899
214
January 2026
1,582
182
February 2026
1,312
197
March 2026
1,288
191
April 2026
1,286
198
May 2026
1,387
224
June 2026
1,315
231
July 2026
1,373
214
August 2026
1,233
203
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · St James's
Category
Mapped crimes
theft from the person
5,005
other theft
4,348
violent crime
3,285
shoplifting
1,352
public order
1,177
drugs
718
robbery
643
criminal damage arson
333
burglary
300
vehicle crime
272
bicycle theft
229
possession of weapons
132
other crime
84
What these numbers include
Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.
Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and records without usable locations are excluded.
Do not compare directly with Scottish council-level recorded crime totals.
These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.
Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.
