Postcode · Portland
Crime in DT5 2BY
How much crime is recorded in DT5 2BY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Southwell & Weston
- Council
- Dorset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,507 (2024)
DT5 2BYPortland
How safe is DT5 2BY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DT5 2BY area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
24.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
45
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 2BYNational
Violence and sexual offences23.023.6
Anti-social behaviour9.210.7
Criminal damage and arson5.64.7
Other theft3.24.5
Public order2.14.6
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Other crime0.71.5
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Robbery0.21.4
Burglary0.29.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 32% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.