This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 2.59 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as High deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 2.59 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in St. James's
Crime trends · St. James's
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
66
YoY -14%
ASB
3
YoY -83%
Vehicle Crime
7
YoY -30%
Burglary
9
YoY +29%
Criminal damage
12
YoY +9%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
3 of 5 key categories improving · burglary rising
139
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in St. James's
Ethnicity
Total residents: 15,878
White Brit.67.6%
Pakistani7.7%
Indian5.6%
Other White3.6%
African3.4%
+ 4 other groups · 12.0%
Religion
Total residents: 15,890
Christian46.4%
No religion31.6%
Muslim10.4%
Not answered5.6%
Sikh3.1%
+ 1 other religions · 2.9%
Age groups
Total residents: 15,872
50–6419.4%
35–4919.3%
25–3414.8%
65–748.2%
10–156.8%
+ 6 other age groups · 31.5%
Households
Total households: 7,047
Other24.0%
Any member 66+13.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.4%
Lone parent family: With dependent children9.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children8.6%
