Total Crime Rate

42.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 42.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.1 6/10
  • Other theft 12.1 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Bowers Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Portland , and the 525th 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 Bowers Road (DT5 2JF) in the last 12 months was 42.3 per 1,000 residents and was 44.4% lower than the Portland average (76.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bowers Road (DT5 2JF), the main crime hotspot is near Grangecroft Road. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bowers Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Court Barton Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barleycroft Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Court Barton —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Court Barton —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woolcombe Road Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grangecroft Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Weston Park Homes Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Court Barton Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Blacknor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Weston Park Homes Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blindmere Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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