Crime Rates at Dorchester Road, Weymouth, DT3 5EF

Dorchester Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Littlemoor & Preston , and the 204th 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 Dorchester Road (DT3 5EF) in the last 12 months was 90.3 per 1,000 residents and was 49.6% higher than the Littlemoor & Preston average (60.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dorchester Road (DT3 5EF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hetherly Road, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Coleridge Place (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.