Crime Rates at Dorchester Road, Weymouth, DT3 5LF

Dorchester Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Littlemoor & Preston , and the 207th lowest crime rate of 1,293 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 5LF) in the last 12 months was 14.8 per 1,000 residents and was 76.4% lower than the Littlemoor & Preston average (62.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dorchester Road (DT3 5LF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sprague Close, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Lawrence Road (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.