Total Crime Rate
795.5 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
310.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Queen Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Melcombe Regis , and the 4th highest crime rate of 1,290 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 795.5 per 1,000 residents and was 112.2% higher than the Melcombe Regis average (374.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 41 (β 310.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Queen Street (DT4 7HZ), the main crime hotspot is near Great George Street. Police recorded 108 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Melcombe Regis| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Albert Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bus/Coach Station | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bus/Coach Station | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bus/Coach Station | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Penny Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Charles Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Bus/Coach Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Queen Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Weymouth | β |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Gloucester Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gloucester Street | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gloucester Street | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Bus/Coach Station | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Queen Street | β |
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