Crime Rates at Merredin Close, Weymouth, DT3 6SJ

Merredin Close area has the highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Littlemoor & Preston , and the 20th highest crime rate of 1,290 local areas in Dorset .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Merredin Close (DT3 6SJ) in the last 12 months was 317.0 per 1,000 residents and was 425.4% higher 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 135.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Merredin Close (DT3 6SJ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 61 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.