Total Crime Rate
420.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
127.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Portland Court area has the 6th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Bridge , and the 10th highest crime rate of 436 local areas in Newark and Sherwood .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Portland Court (NG24 4XQ) in the last 12 months was 420.7 per 1,000 residents and was 83.8% higher than the Bridge average (228.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 127.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Portland Court (NG24 4XQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 149 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bridge Street (56 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Carter Gate | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Castle Brewery Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Castle Brewery Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Albion Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Harewood Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Carter Gate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Carter Gate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Castle Brewery Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Carter Gate | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Carter Gate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Carter Gate | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Middle Gate | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Middle Gate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chain Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Castle Brewery Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Stodman Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chain Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Martindale Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clinton Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chatham Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Martindale Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Martindale Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Stodman Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Portland Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Portland Street | Under investigation |
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