Total Crime Rate

1388.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1388.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 470.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 378.0 10/10
  • Public order 144.3 10/10
  • Other crime 89.4 10/10
  • Other theft 58.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 58.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 44.7 10/10
  • Drugs 41.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 30.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 27.5 10/10
  • Burglary 24.1 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 13.8 10/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Clarence Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 99 local areas in Central , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 728 local areas in Swindon .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Clarence Street (SN1 2JF) in the last 12 months was 1388.3 per 1,000 residents and was 537.4% higher than the Central average (217.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 137 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 325.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -87.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 184 (≈ 632.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clarence Street (SN1 2JF), the main crime hotspot is near Regent Circus. Police recorded 174 crimes here, including 89 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Clarence Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edgeware Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Regent Circus Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Dover Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cannon Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Regent Circus
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Regent Circus
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Regent Circus
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dumbarton Terrace
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Regent Circus Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Regent Circus Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Regent Circus Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Regent Circus Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warwick Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warwick Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warwick Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Warwick Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gordon Gardens
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Regent Circus Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Regent Circus Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beckhampton Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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