Total Crime Rate

106.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

74.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 106.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 74.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.8 9/10
  • Other theft 18.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.6 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.6 7/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Harbour View Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Portland , and the 151st highest crime rate of 1,290 local areas in Dorset .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Harbour View Road (DT5 1EW) in the last 12 months was 106.5 per 1,000 residents and was 53.5% higher than the Portland average (69.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 74.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harbour View Road (DT5 1EW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Liberty Road, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near East Weare Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Harbour View Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hospital —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Liberty Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vindelis Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ventnor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ventnor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castletown —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour East Weare Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Weare Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Weare Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Weare Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Liberty Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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