Total Crime Rate

197.3 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 197.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 89.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 53.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.9 8/10
  • Public order 9.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.5 4/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 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
  • 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 2nd highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Portland , and the 55th highest crime rate of 1,293 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 1LX) in the last 12 months was 197.3 per 1,000 residents and was 159.5% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 98.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fortuneswell (DT5 1LX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Verne Common Road (10 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 (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brandy Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Belle Vue Terrace —
Sep 2025Other crime Albert Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Verne Common Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ventnor Road —
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Data Sources

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