Postcode · Portland
Crime in DT5 1DU
How much crime is recorded in DT5 1DU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Underhill & The Grove
- Council
- Dorset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,521 (2024)
DT5 1DUPortland
How safe is DT5 1DU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 43.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DT5 1DU area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
43.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
70
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
DT5 1DUNational
Violence and sexual offences42.023.6
Other crime8.41.5
Anti-social behaviour5.910.7
Burglary4.29.1
Other theft3.84.5
Criminal damage and arson3.74.7
Drugs2.92.4
Public order1.64.6
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Shoplifting0.48.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 36% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.