Total Crime Rate

166.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 166.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.7 8/10
  • Other theft 11.4 8/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Mereside area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Portland , and the 68th highest crime rate of 1,293 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 Mereside (DT5 1FD) in the last 12 months was 166.7 per 1,000 residents and was 119.2% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 75.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mereside (DT5 1FD), the main crime hotspot is near Officers Field. Police recorded 6 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mereside area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Officers Field —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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