Total Crime Rate

17.1 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 17.1 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.4 3/10
  • Public order 5.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lookout area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 35 local areas in Melcombe Regis , and the 254th lowest 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 Lookout (DT4 8UQ) in the last 12 months was 17.1 per 1,000 residents and was 95.6% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 17.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lookout (DT4 8UQ), the main crime hotspot is near St Edmund Street. Police recorded 65 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lookout area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs St Edmund Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Edmund Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Edmund Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Edmund Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Edmund Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Edmund Street —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Esplanade Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Edmund Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Edmund Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Edmund Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Market Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Edmund Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hope Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hope Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pilgrims Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Trinity Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Pilgrims Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pilgrims Way —
Sep 2025Drugs Hill Lane Local resolution
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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