Crime Rates at Kestrel View, Weymouth, DT3 5QZ

Kestrel View area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Littlemoor & Preston , and the 467th lowest crime rate of 1,293 local areas in Dorset .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kestrel View (DT3 5QZ) in the last 12 months was 26.9 per 1,000 residents and was 57.2% lower than the Littlemoor & Preston average (62.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 5.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kestrel View (DT3 5QZ), 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.