Crime Rates at Franchise Street, Weymouth, DT4 8JS

Franchise Street area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 35 local areas in Melcombe Regis , and the 343rd highest 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 Franchise Street (DT4 8JS) in the last 12 months was 62.0 per 1,000 residents and was 83.9% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -84.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 33.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -65.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Franchise Street (DT4 8JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 91 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Edmund Street (41 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.