Postcode · Portland
Crime in DT5 1ES
How much crime is recorded in DT5 1ES, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Underhill & The Grove
- Council
- Dorset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,704 (2024)
DT5 1ESPortland
How safe is DT5 1ES
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 37.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DT5 1ES area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
37.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
67
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 1ESNational
Violence and sexual offences36.723.6
Anti-social behaviour15.610.7
Public order4.44.6
Other theft4.04.5
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Other crime1.21.5
Burglary0.89.1
Vehicle crime0.43.5
Shoplifting0.48.4
Robbery0.31.4
Theft from the person0.12.1
Drugs0.12.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 6% 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.