Total Crime Rate

286.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

74.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 286.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 120.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 74.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 62.2 10/10
  • Burglary 8.3 8/10
  • Other theft 8.3 7/10
  • Public order 8.3 7/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Theft from the person 4.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Esplanade area has the 9th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Melcombe Regis , and the 25th highest crime rate of 1,290 local areas in Dorset .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Esplanade (DT4 7AT) in the last 12 months was 286.3 per 1,000 residents and was 23.6% lower than the Melcombe Regis average (374.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 74.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Esplanade (DT4 7AT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 136 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near New Street (49 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Esplanade area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/107)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clifton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Gloucester Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gloucester Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gloucester Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Derby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lennox Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lennox Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Lennox Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Musgrave Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Melcombe Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Victoria Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Victoria Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gloucester Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walpole Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Weymouth —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gloucester Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gloucester Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gloucester Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gloucester Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
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Data Sources

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