Crime Rates at Portland Street, Derby, DE23 8WP

Portland Street area has the 37th lowest crime rate of 103 local areas in Abbey , and the 334th highest crime rate of 750 local areas in Derby .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Portland Street (DE23 8WP) in the last 12 months was 90.3 per 1,000 residents and was 67.8% lower than the Abbey average (280.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 41.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Portland Street (DE23 8WP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 74 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Foresters Way (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.