Total Crime Rate
852.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
227.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Portland Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Beeston Central , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 367 local areas in Broxtowe .
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 (NG9 2LP) in the last 12 months was 852.3 per 1,000 residents and was 560.7% higher than the Beeston Central average (129.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 136 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 80 (≈ 227.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Portland Street (NG9 2LP), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 320 crimes here, including 65 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Beeston Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Commercial Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Commercial Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Commercial Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Commercial Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Commercial Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Commercial Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Commercial Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Commercial Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Commercial Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Commercial Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Commercial Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Commercial Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Warwick Avenue | — |
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