Crime Rates at Hobart Cottages, Weymouth, DT4 8SJ

Hobart Cottages area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 35 local areas in Melcombe Regis , and the 420th highest crime rate of 1,293 local areas in Dorset .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hobart Cottages (DT4 8SJ) in the last 12 months was 52.4 per 1,000 residents and was 86.4% lower than the Melcombe Regis average (385.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 23.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -58.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hobart Cottages (DT4 8SJ), the main crime hotspot is near St Edmund Street. Police recorded 83 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.