Total Crime Rate

97.7 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 97.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.6 7/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Public order 7.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Fortuneswell area has the 12th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Portland , and the 177th 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 Fortuneswell (DT5 1FX) in the last 12 months was 97.7 per 1,000 residents and was 28.4% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 62.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fortuneswell (DT5 1FX), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Fortuneswell area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Belle Vue Terrace —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Verne Hill Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Verne Hill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ventnor Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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