Crime Rates at Hanover Road, Weymouth, DT4 7QP

Hanover Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 35 local areas in Melcombe Regis , and the 508th lowest crime rate of 1,293 local areas in Dorset .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hanover Road (DT4 7QP) in the last 12 months was 28.8 per 1,000 residents and was 92.5% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -45.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hanover Road (DT4 7QP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fernhill Avenue, where police recorded 47 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cassiobury Road (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.