Dorset Police

Crime in Portland

Street-level crime statistics for Portland based on official UK Police data. Updated January 2026.

Data covers February 2023 – January 2026 990 crimes in last 12 months

9 / 100 High Crime

Safety Score

990 Crimes (last 12 months)

↓8.8% vs Previous 12 Months

9/100 Safety Score

21.8% Crimes with Outcome

Crime Zone Map

Neighbourhood boundaries coloured by safety score. Click adjacent zones to explore.

Very Safe (85+) Safe (65–84) Average (45–64) Below Avg (25–44) High Crime (0–24)

Crime by Category

Last 12 months — 990 total crimes recorded in Portland

Violent Crime

447

Anti-Social Behaviour

229

↓20%

Criminal Damage & Arson

Public Order

↓7%

Other Theft

Other Crime

↑50%

Shoplifting

↓62%

Drugs

↑46%

Burglary

↓54%

Possession of Weapons

↑117%

Vehicle Crime

↓68%

Robbery

Bicycle Theft

↓75%

Theft from Person

↓67%

Monthly Crime Trend

Month-by-month crime totals for Portland

02/23

03/23

04/23

05/23

109

06/23

111

07/23

08/23

09/23

10/23

11/23

12/23

01/24

02/24

03/24

04/24

05/24

119

06/24

07/24

114

08/24

09/24

116

10/24

11/24

12/24

01/25

02/25

122

03/25

111

04/25

05/25

06/25

07/25

08/25

09/25

10/25

11/25

12/25

01/26

Top Crime Hotspots

Highest-crime street locations in Portland (12 months)

Explore by Month

View detailed crime data for each month in Portland

January 2026 78 crimes December 2025 91 crimes November 2025 70 crimes October 2025 77 crimes September 2025 58 crimes August 2025 52 crimes July 2025 91 crimes June 2025 70 crimes May 2025 91 crimes April 2025 111 crimes March 2025 122 crimes February 2025 79 crimes January 2025 77 crimes December 2024 63 crimes November 2024 73 crimes October 2024 116 crimes September 2024 78 crimes August 2024 114 crimes July 2024 94 crimes June 2024 119 crimes May 2024 99 crimes April 2024 88 crimes March 2024 89 crimes February 2024 75 crimes January 2024 81 crimes December 2023 75 crimes November 2023 85 crimes October 2023 96 crimes September 2023 92 crimes August 2023 85 crimes July 2023 111 crimes June 2023 109 crimes May 2023 81 crimes April 2023 73 crimes March 2023 78 crimes February 2023 66 crimes

Other Neighbourhoods — Dorset Police

Bournemouth South Bournemouth East - West Bournemouth East - East Bournemouth North - East Bournemouth North - West Poole South Poole North Dorchester Sherborne East Dorset Rural East Dorset Urban Christchurch East Christchurch West Purbeck North Purbeck South Bridport North Dorset Rural Gillingham and Shaftesbury Blandford Weymouth View all Dorset Police neighbourhoods

Data source: All crime data is sourced from the UK Police Open Data API, operated by the Home Office, and is published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Last updated: January 2026. Crime records show street-level location and category only — no personal information is included.