Crime Rate in Melcombe Regis, ward

Melcombe Regis has the highest crime rate of 52 wards in Dorset district and the 53rd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 4th highest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Melcombe Regis in the last 12 months was 385.3 per 1,000 residents and was 580.1% higher than the Dorset district average (56.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Melcombe Regis’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 668 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 7 cases , down -63.2% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -63.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 784 (≈ 149.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Melcombe Regis ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Parking Area, with 160 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Great George Street (49 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.