Total Crime Rate

152.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 152.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 91.5 10/10
  • Other crime 20.3 10/10
  • Public order 13.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.2 5/10
  • Other theft 10.2 8/10
  • Burglary 6.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Portland Street area has the 13th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Kilnhurst & Swinton East , and the 181st highest crime rate of 870 local areas in Rotherham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Portland Street (S64 8NQ) in the last 12 months was 152.5 per 1,000 residents and was 69.6% higher than the Kilnhurst & Swinton East average (90.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 105.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Portland Street (S64 8NQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Temperance Street, where police recorded 77 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Portland Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft St John'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Reader Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Reader Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Reader Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Reader Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Temperance Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cliffefield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cliffefield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Edward Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Albert Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highcliffe Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Albert Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Temperance Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Temperance Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order St John'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Goodwin Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Goodwin Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goodwin Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goodwin Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Goodwin Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Goodwin Crescent Under investigation

Data Sources

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