Total Crime Rate

886.4 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 886.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 287.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 287.9 10/10
  • Burglary 128.8 10/10
  • Public order 45.5 10/10
  • Drugs 37.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.3 10/10
  • Other theft 30.3 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 22.7 10/10
  • Robbery 7.6 8/10
  • Shoplifting 7.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Queen Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Melcombe Regis , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 1,293 local areas in Dorset .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Queen Street (DT4 7HZ) in the last 12 months was 886.4 per 1,000 residents and was 130.0% higher 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 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (β‰ˆ 363.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Queen Street (DT4 7HZ), the main crime hotspot is near Great George Street. Police recorded 134 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Queen Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waterloo Place β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Great George Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Great George Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Great George Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Great George Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Great George Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Great George Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Great George Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Great George Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waterloo Place β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Great George Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brunswick Terrace β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Great George Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour William Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Upway Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grange Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Grange Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Shopping Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brunswick Terrace β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brunswick Terrace β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gloucester Street β€”
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Weymouth Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Weymouth β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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