Crime in DT5: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026
DT5 recorded 78 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 5.77 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 59.0% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 29.7% compared to the same period last year.
Key Statistics
- monitoring68.31 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
- assignment78 crimes recorded in April 2026
- trending_downCrime down 29.7% year-on-year
Total Crimes
78Annual Crime Rate
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District ViewIncident Distribution
Top Locations| Location Reference | Crime Breakdown | Primary Count |
|---|---|---|
| Withies Croft Map | total: 9 Violence and sexual offences: 5 Other crime: 2 | 9 |
| Yeolands Road Map | total: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 4 | 4 |
| East Weare Road Map | total: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Anti-social behaviour: 1 | 4 |
| Reforne Map | total: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 2 Anti-social behaviour: 1 | 3 |
| Park Road Map | total: 3 Shoplifting: 3 | 3 |
| Court Barton Map | total: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 3 | 3 |
| Blindmere Road Map | total: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 2 Anti-social behaviour: 1 | 3 |
| Three Yards Close Map | total: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 2 Public order: 1 | 3 |
| Parking Area Map | total: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 2 Anti-social behaviour: 1 | 3 |
| Portland Bill Road Map | total: 2 Anti-social behaviour: 1 Criminal damage and arson: 1 | 2 |
Crime Breakdown
April 2026Crime Analysis: DT5
Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in DT5 (59.0%). Anti-social Behaviour (19.2%) and Public Order (5.1%) are the next most common categories.
Compared to the same period last year, crime in DT5 has fallen sharply — by 29.7%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.
Crime figures for DT5 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.
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