Total Crime Rate

235.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

105.0 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 235.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 105.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 95.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 73.1 10/10
  • Other theft 20.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Shoplifting 4.6 3/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Victory Road area has the highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Portland , and the 36th highest crime rate of 1,290 local areas in Dorset .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Victory Road (DT5 1FE) in the last 12 months was 235.2 per 1,000 residents and was 239.0% 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 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 105.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Victory Road (DT5 1FE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chiswell, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Harbour View Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Victory Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brandy Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A354 —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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