Total Crime Rate

894.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 894.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 283.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 202.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 172.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 52.8 10/10
  • Other theft 41.7 10/10
  • Public order 36.1 10/10
  • Other crime 25.0 10/10
  • Burglary 22.2 10/10
  • Drugs 13.9 9/10
  • Robbery 11.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.1 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.3 9/10
  • Theft from the person 8.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.6 8/10
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

Portland 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.

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Crime Over Time in Portland Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lime Street
Sep 2025Drugs B6021 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B6020 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour New Street
Sep 2025Public order New Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting New Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting New Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting New Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting New Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime New Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft B6021 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B6020 Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order B6021 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order B6021 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting B6021 Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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