Total Crime Rate

70.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 70.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 56.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.4 5/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.7 7/10
  • Public order 4.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Artist Row area has the 15th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Portland , and the 283rd highest crime rate of 1,290 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 Artist Row (DT5 1NQ) in the last 12 months was 70.8 per 1,000 residents and was 2.0% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 56.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Artist Row (DT5 1NQ), 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 Artist Row area

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

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