Crime Rates at Lennox Street, Weymouth, DT4 7HE

Lennox Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Melcombe Regis , and the 41st 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 Lennox Street (DT4 7HE) in the last 12 months was 211.3 per 1,000 residents and was 43.6% lower than the Melcombe Regis average (374.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 135.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lennox Street (DT4 7HE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 62 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Queen Street (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.