Total Crime Rate

78.5 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 78.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.2 5/10
  • Burglary 6.8 7/10
  • Public order 6.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Verne Common Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Portland , and the 232nd 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 Verne Common Road (DT5 1EJ) in the last 12 months was 78.5 per 1,000 residents and was 3.2% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 47.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Verne Common Road (DT5 1EJ), the main crime hotspot is near East Weare Road. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Verne Common Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Amelia Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Albert Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Belle Vue Terrace —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Verne Common Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ventnor Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harbour View Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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