Total Crime Rate

172.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

89.5 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 172.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 89.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.5 9/10
  • Public order 17.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.8 9/10
  • Drugs 15.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.2 6/10
  • Other theft 9.2 7/10
  • Robbery 7.9 8/10
  • Theft from the person 7.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.9 7/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 1.3 1/10
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 Road area has the 34th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Hyson Green & Arboretum , and the 236th highest crime rate of 934 local areas in Nottingham .

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 Road (NG7 4GP) in the last 12 months was 172.4 per 1,000 residents and was 9.6% lower than the Hyson Green & Arboretum average (190.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% 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 68 (≈ 89.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Portland Road (NG7 4GP), the main crime hotspot is near Cottage Terrace. Police recorded 166 crimes here, including 84 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Portland Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arthur Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Cottage Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cromwell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cottage Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cottage Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cottage Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cottage Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arthur Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cottage Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cottage Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cottage Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Cottage Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Cottage Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cottage Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Waverley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Cottage Terrace Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Cottage Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cottage Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cottage Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Cottage Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft All Saints Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Montgomery Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oliver Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Oliver Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Oliver Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Arthur Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waverley Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cottage Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Waverley Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Waverley Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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