Total Crime Rate
68.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
20.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Park Estate Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Portland , and the 294th highest crime rate of 1,290 local areas in Dorset .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Park Estate Road (DT5 2BE) in the last 12 months was 68.8 per 1,000 residents and was 0.8% lower than the Portland average (69.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 20.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Park Estate Road (DT5 2BE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Easton Square, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Reforne (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Portland| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Park Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Reforne | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Windmill Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Park Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Park Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Easton Square | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alm Place | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Reforne | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Reforne | Under investigation |
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