Crime Rates at Grangecroft Road, Portland, DT5 2HS

Grangecroft Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Portland , and the 88th highest crime rate of 1,290 local areas in Dorset .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Grangecroft Road (DT5 2HS) in the last 12 months was 137.2 per 1,000 residents and was 97.8% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 88.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grangecroft Road (DT5 2HS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Court Barton, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woolcombe Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.