Crime Rates at Rodwell Avenue, Weymouth, DT4 8SG

Rodwell Avenue area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 35 local areas in Melcombe Regis , and the 376th lowest crime rate of 1,290 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 Rodwell Avenue (DT4 8SG) in the last 12 months was 20.8 per 1,000 residents and was 94.4% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 10.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rodwell Avenue (DT4 8SG), the main crime hotspot is near St Edmund Street. Police recorded 93 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.