Total Crime Rate

100.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.8 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 100.0 8/10
  • Shoplifting 26.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 15.8 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.5 5/10
  • Other theft 10.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.3 7/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 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 Street area has the 44th lowest crime rate of 120 local areas in City , and the 624th highest crime rate of 1,697 local areas in Sheffield .

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 Street (S6 3DN) in the last 12 months was 100.0 per 1,000 residents and was 68.2% lower than the City average (314.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 15.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 242.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Portland Street (S6 3DN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 84 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Barrack Lane (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Portland Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Adelphi Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barrack Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Barrack Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barrack Lane
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barrack Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barrack Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Philip'S Lane
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Burglary St Philip'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Downing Lane
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Upperthorpe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barrack Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upperthorpe Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Bedford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cross Bedford Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lock Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barrack Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bedford Street
Apr 2026Burglary Bedford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bedford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bedford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Straw Lane
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bedford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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