Total Crime Rate

844.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

263.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 844.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 263.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 236.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 180.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 172.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 61.1 10/10
  • Public order 58.3 10/10
  • Other theft 33.3 10/10
  • Burglary 22.2 10/10
  • Other crime 22.2 10/10
  • Robbery 19.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.9 9/10
  • Drugs 8.3 8/10
  • Theft from the person 8.3 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · 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 430 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 7AG) in the last 12 months was 844.4 per 1,000 residents and was 798.4% higher than the Abbey Hill average (94.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 85 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 95 (≈ 263.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Portland Street (NG17 7AG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Milton Street, where police recorded 83 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near B6021 (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Portland Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/50)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hosiery Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B6021 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B6021 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hosiery Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B6021 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B6021 Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Erewash Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gladstone Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour King Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cobden Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime B6020 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft B6021 Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs B6021 Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Drugs B6021 Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B6021 Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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