Crime Rates at Gordon Row, Weymouth, DT4 8LL

Gordon Row area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 35 local areas in Melcombe Regis , and the 400th 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 Gordon Row (DT4 8LL) in the last 12 months was 54.6 per 1,000 residents and was 85.8% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 22.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gordon Row (DT4 8LL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 90 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.