Crime Rates at Windmill Close, Portland, DT5 2FA

Windmill Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Portland , and the 38th highest crime rate of 1,290 local areas in Dorset .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Windmill Close (DT5 2FA) in the last 12 months was 224.3 per 1,000 residents and was 223.4% higher than the Portland average (69.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -78.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 50.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Windmill Close (DT5 2FA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Easton Square, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lady Mead Close (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.