Total Crime Rate

37.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

8.3 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 37.3 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 8.3 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.2 3/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Clarence Street area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Castle , and the 416th lowest crime rate of 917 local areas in Cumberland .

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 Clarence Street (CA2 6AD) in the last 12 months was 37.3 per 1,000 residents and was 87.1% lower than the Castle average (289.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -88.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clarence Street (CA2 6AD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ferguson Place, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cumberland Street (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Clarence Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waldegrave Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Dale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ferguson Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Colville Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Colville Street North Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Colville Street North Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Kangol Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Holme Head Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holme Head Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ferguson Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ferguson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ferguson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Waldegrave Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waldegrave Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waldegrave Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cumberland Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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