Total Crime Rate
31.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Sea View area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Portland , and the 582nd lowest crime rate of 1,293 local areas in Dorset .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Sea View (DT5 1AA) in the last 12 months was 31.9 per 1,000 residents and was 58.0% lower than the Portland average (76.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 5.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sea View (DT5 1AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Harbour View Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Portland| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harbour View Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Albert Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ventnor Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brandy Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Queens Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Verne Common Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queens Road | Under investigation |
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