Crime Rates at Hope Street, Weymouth, DT4 8TU

Hope Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Melcombe Regis , and the 10th highest crime rate of 1,293 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 Hope Street (DT4 8TU) in the last 12 months was 449.0 per 1,000 residents and was 16.5% higher 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 176.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hope Street (DT4 8TU), 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.