Crime Rates at Dorchester Road, Weymouth, DT4 7LD

Dorchester Road area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Littlemoor & Preston , and the 493rd lowest crime rate of 1,293 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 Dorchester Road (DT4 7LD) in the last 12 months was 28.1 per 1,000 residents and was 55.2% lower than the Littlemoor & Preston average (62.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 12.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -83.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dorchester Road (DT4 7LD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fernhill Avenue, where police recorded 47 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Coleridge Place (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.