Crime Rates at Broadwey Close, Weymouth, DT3 5PH

Broadwey Close area has the 16th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Littlemoor & Preston , and the 291st highest 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 Broadwey Close (DT3 5PH) in the last 12 months was 68.1 per 1,000 residents and was 8.5% higher 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 52.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Broadwey Close (DT3 5PH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Reedling Close, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Broadwey Close (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.