Postcode · Weymouth
Crime in DT3 4NT
How much crime is recorded in DT3 4NT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Chickerell & Chesil Bank
- Council
- Dorset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,616 (2024)
How safe is DT3 4NT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DT3 4NT area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
18.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
48
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
DT3 4NTNational
Violence and sexual offences15.523.6
Shoplifting14.78.4
Anti-social behaviour9.210.7
Burglary4.89.1
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Public order1.64.6
Other theft1.34.5
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Other crime0.61.5
Drugs0.32.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Robbery0.01.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 14% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.