Crime Rates at Verne Road, Weymouth, DT4 0RX

Verne Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Rodwell & Wyke , and the 410th 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 Verne Road (DT4 0RX) in the last 12 months was 53.8 per 1,000 residents and was 0.9% higher than the Rodwell & Wyke average (53.3 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -87.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 16.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Verne Road (DT4 0RX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Portmore Gardens, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rodwell Street (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.