Crime Rates at Emminster Close, Weymouth, DT3 6RT

Emminster Close area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Littlemoor & Preston , and the 361st lowest crime rate of 1,290 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 Emminster Close (DT3 6RT) in the last 12 months was 20.0 per 1,000 residents and was 66.9% lower than the Littlemoor & Preston average (60.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 17.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Emminster Close (DT3 6RT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Orchard Drive, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Medway Drive (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.