Total Crime Rate
119.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ranelagh Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Melcombe Regis , and the 135th highest crime rate of 1,293 local areas in Dorset .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Ranelagh Road (DT4 7JF) in the last 12 months was 119.2 per 1,000 residents and was 69.1% lower than the Melcombe Regis average (385.3 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -57.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 34.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ranelagh Road (DT4 7JF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 78 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.
View Crime In Melcombe Regis| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lennox Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Albert Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Queen Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Queen Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Derby Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Derby Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Derby Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Albert Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Albert Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Albert Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Albert Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Albert Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Carlton Road South | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Crescent Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clifton Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Weymouth | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Weymouth | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Weymouth | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Avenue Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Avenue Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Weymouth | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Weymouth | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Weymouth | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Weymouth | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Upway Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bus/Coach Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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