Crime Rates at Abbotsbury Road, Weymouth, DT4 0LY

Abbotsbury Road area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 85 local areas in Chickerell , and the 641st highest 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 Abbotsbury Road (DT4 0LY) in the last 12 months was 34.3 per 1,000 residents and was 44.7% lower than the Chickerell average (62.1 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 16.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 20.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -90.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Abbotsbury Road (DT4 0LY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wessex Road, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Emmadale Close (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.