Total Crime Rate

131.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 131.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 105.7 10/10
  • Other crime 16.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 1.8 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.8 1/10
  • Drugs 1.8 1/10
  • Other theft 1.8 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Grove Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Portland , and the 119th 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 Grove Road (DT5 1DZ) in the last 12 months was 131.2 per 1,000 residents and was 72.5% 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 58 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 58 (≈ 105.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 93.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -87.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grove Road (DT5 1DZ), the main crime hotspot is near Withies Croft. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Grove Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shepherds Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Withies Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Withies Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Withies Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Withies Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shepherds Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shepherds Croft Under investigation
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Data Sources

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