Crime Rates at Portsea Road, Sheffield, S6 4QA

Portsea Road area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Hillsborough , and the 330th lowest crime rate of 1,697 local areas in Sheffield .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Portsea Road (S6 4QA) in the last 12 months was 25.6 per 1,000 residents and was 75.1% lower than the Hillsborough average (102.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -88.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Portsea Road (S6 4QA), the main crime hotspot is near Keyworth Road. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.