Crime Rates at Silklake Mews, Portland, DT5 1JT

Silklake Mews area has the 11th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Portland , and the 154th highest crime rate of 1,293 local areas in Dorset .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Silklake Mews (DT5 1JT) in the last 12 months was 109.1 per 1,000 residents and was 43.5% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 44.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Silklake Mews (DT5 1JT), 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.