Postcode district · Portland
Crime in DT5
How much crime is recorded in DT5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Dorset
- Region
- South West
- Population
- 13,747 (2024)
DT5Postcode district · Portland
How safe is DT5
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in DT5, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
25.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
49
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).
DT5National
Violence and sexual offences23.823.6
Anti-social behaviour10.410.7
Criminal damage and arson3.74.7
Other theft3.04.5
Public order2.44.6
Other crime2.21.5
Shoplifting2.08.4
Burglary1.69.1
Drugs1.12.4
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Theft from the person0.32.1
Robbery0.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 11% 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.