Crime Rates at Kimmeridge Close, Weymouth, DT3 5RL

Kimmeridge Close area has the 40th lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Chickerell , and the 479th 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 Kimmeridge Close (DT3 5RL) in the last 12 months was 46.3 per 1,000 residents and was 27.7% lower than the Chickerell average (64.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -41.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 24.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kimmeridge Close (DT3 5RL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Holme Close (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.