Total Crime Rate

282.2 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 282.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 99.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 58.1 10/10
  • Drugs 16.6 9/10
  • Other theft 16.6 9/10
  • Burglary 8.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.3 7/10
  • Public order 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
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· 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 28th highest crime rate of 1,293 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 7EH) in the last 12 months was 282.2 per 1,000 residents and was 26.8% lower than the Melcombe Regis average (385.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 180.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (β‰ˆ 74.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Esplanade (DT4 7EH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brunswick Terrace, where police recorded 65 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Albert Street (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Esplanade area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waterloo Place β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Musgrave Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Musgrave Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brunswick Terrace β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Weymouth Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crescent Street β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Weymouth Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Weymouth Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station β€”
Sep 2025Public order Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waterloo Place β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Weymouth Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gloucester Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Queen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Queen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queen Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Upway Street β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Weymouth Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Weymouth Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Weymouth β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brunswick Terrace β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brunswick Terrace β€”

Data Sources

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