Postcode district · Weymouth
Crime in DT3
How much crime is recorded in DT3, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Dorset
- Region
- South West
- Population
- 35,515 (2024)
DT3Postcode district · Weymouth
How safe is DT3
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in DT3, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
25.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
66
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).
DT3National
Violence and sexual offences22.223.6
Anti-social behaviour20.110.7
Shoplifting9.08.4
Burglary3.99.1
Criminal damage and arson3.74.7
Other theft3.54.5
Public order3.34.6
Drugs1.42.4
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Robbery0.71.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Theft from the person0.72.1
Other crime0.61.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 12% 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.