Total Crime Rate
894.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Portland Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Abbey Hill , and the 6th highest crime rate of 428 local areas in Ashfield .
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 Portland Street (NG17 7AB) in the last 12 months was 894.4 per 1,000 residents and was 910.0% higher than the Abbey Hill average (88.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 102 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 93 (≈ 258.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 38.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 75.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Portland Street (NG17 7AB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 105 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Abbey Hill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lime Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | B6021 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B6020 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | New Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | New Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | New Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | New Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | New Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | New Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | New Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | B6021 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B6020 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | B6021 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | B6021 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | B6021 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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