Crime Rates at Dorchester Road, Weymouth, DT3 5FL

Dorchester Road area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Littlemoor & Preston , and the 537th lowest crime rate of 1,290 local areas in Dorset .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dorchester Road (DT3 5FL) in the last 12 months was 28.3 per 1,000 residents and was 53.0% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dorchester Road (DT3 5FL), the main crime hotspot is near Sprague Close. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.