Total Crime Rate

92.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 92.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.4 8/10
  • Public order 11.5 8/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Fortuneswell area has the 13th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Portland , and the 185th highest crime rate of 1,293 local areas in Dorset .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fortuneswell (DT5 1AE) in the last 12 months was 92.3 per 1,000 residents and was 21.4% higher than the Portland average (76.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 50.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fortuneswell (DT5 1AE), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Fortuneswell area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harbour View Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Officers Field —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brandy Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queens Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Queens Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Albert Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ventnor Road —
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Data Sources

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