Crime Rates at Park Lane, Weymouth, DT4 7JP

Park Lane area has the 11th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Melcombe Regis , and the 50th highest crime rate of 1,290 local areas in Dorset .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Park Lane (DT4 7JP) in the last 12 months was 186.5 per 1,000 residents and was 50.2% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 85.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Park Lane (DT4 7JP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fernhill Avenue, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Penny Street (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.