Crime Rates at Avenue Road, Weymouth, DT4 7JJ

Avenue Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Melcombe Regis , and the 133rd 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 Avenue Road (DT4 7JJ) in the last 12 months was 121.6 per 1,000 residents and was 68.4% 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 , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 133.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 43.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Avenue Road (DT4 7JJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brunswick Terrace, where police recorded 65 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Queen Street (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.