Total Crime Rate

125.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

94.2 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 125.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 94.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 80.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 17.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.5 6/10
  • Public order 9.0 7/10
  • Robbery 4.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Fortuneswell area has the 6th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Portland , and the 109th highest crime rate of 1,290 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 Fortuneswell (DT5 1LR) in the last 12 months was 125.6 per 1,000 residents and was 81.0% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 94.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fortuneswell (DT5 1LR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Harbour View Road, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Vindelis Way (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Fortuneswell area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Three Yards Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ventnor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Three Yards Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Three Yards Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vindelis Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brandy Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Weare Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ventnor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weare Close Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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