Total Crime Rate

64.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 64.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Montrose Close area has the 19th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Portland , and the 313th highest crime rate of 1,293 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 Montrose Close (DT5 2BN) in the last 12 months was 64.8 per 1,000 residents and was 14.8% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 28.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Montrose Close (DT5 2BN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Reforne, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pound Piece (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Montrose Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Shortlands Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Furlands Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lady Mead Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lady Mead Close —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Lady Mead Close Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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