Crime Rates at Pound Piece, Portland, DT5 2EY

Pound Piece area has the 20th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Portland , and the 344th 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 Pound Piece (DT5 2EY) in the last 12 months was 59.2 per 1,000 residents and was 14.7% lower 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 6.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 47.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pound Piece (DT5 2EY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Courtlands Road, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Yeolands Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.