Total Crime Rate

331.7 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 331.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 193.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 59.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 43.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.3 4/10
  • Public order 7.2 6/10
  • Other theft 4.8 5/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Robbery 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

New Church Close area has the highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Portland , and the 21st highest crime rate of 1,293 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 New Church Close (DT5 1HL) in the last 12 months was 331.7 per 1,000 residents and was 336.3% higher than the Portland average (76.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 81 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 26.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -57.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -0.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Church Close (DT5 1HL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Easton Square, where police recorded 47 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Moorfield Road (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in New Church Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour New Church Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Easton Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Lady Mead Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lady Mead Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lady Mead Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Easton Square —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Easton Square —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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