Total Crime Rate
250.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Clarence Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in College , and the 32nd highest crime rate of 397 local areas in Cheltenham .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Clarence Street (GL50 3LB) in the last 12 months was 250.0 per 1,000 residents and was 4.7% lower than the College average (262.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -22.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 58.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Clarence Street (GL50 3LB), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 178 crimes here, including 110 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In College| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Oxford Passage | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bennington Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bennington Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bennington Street | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bennington Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bennington Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bennington Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bennington Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bennington Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bennington Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bennington Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bennington Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Royal Well Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Crescent Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Crescent Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | New Rutland Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Paul'S Street North | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bennington Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Crescent Terrace | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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