Postcode · Weymouth
Crime in DT3 4PJ
How much crime is recorded in DT3 4PJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Chickerell & Chesil Bank
- Council
- Dorset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,759 (2024)
DT3 4PJWeymouth
How safe is DT3 4PJ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DT3 4PJ area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
21.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
36
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 4PJNational
Violence and sexual offences18.023.6
Anti-social behaviour7.810.7
Vehicle crime2.83.5
Public order2.54.6
Other theft2.04.5
Burglary1.49.1
Criminal damage and arson1.14.7
Drugs0.92.4
Other crime0.51.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 8% 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.