Total Crime Rate
146.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Portland Road area has the 38th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Hyson Green & Arboretum , and the 284th highest crime rate of 939 local areas in Nottingham .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Portland Road (NG7 4GP) in the last 12 months was 146.1 per 1,000 residents and was 16.5% lower than the Hyson Green & Arboretum average (175.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -38.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 61 (≈ 80.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Portland Road (NG7 4GP), the main crime hotspot is near Cottage Terrace. Police recorded 155 crimes here, including 75 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Hyson Green & Arboretum| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cottage Terrace | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Waverley Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cromwell Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Clarendon Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Clarendon Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Clarendon Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Waverley Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Waverley Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Waverley Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cromwell Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Waverley Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Arthur Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Arthur Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Arthur Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Arthur Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Arthur Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gedling Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cromwell Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Cottage Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Gedling Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Cottage Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Portland Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Portland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Stoneleigh Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Arthur Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cottage Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cottage Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cottage Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Cottage Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cottage Terrace | Under investigation |
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