Crime Rates at Portway Close, Sheffield, S12 4RN

Portway Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 159 local areas in Beighton , and the 28th highest crime rate of 1,705 local areas in Sheffield .

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 Portway Close (S12 4RN) in the last 12 months was 640.9 per 1,000 residents and was 526.7% higher than the Beighton average (102.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 132 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 371.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 87.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 201.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Portway Close (S12 4RN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Silkstone Crescent, where police recorded 147 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Alport Grove (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.