Crime Rates at Stanley Street, Weymouth, DT4 7JB

Stanley Street area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 35 local areas in Melcombe Regis , and the 206th 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 Stanley Street (DT4 7JB) in the last 12 months was 89.6 per 1,000 residents and was 76.1% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 39.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stanley Street (DT4 7JB), 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.