Postcode · Weymouth
Crime in DT4 7LF
How much crime is recorded in DT4 7LF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Preston & Lodmoor
- Council
- Dorset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,932 (2024)
DT4 7LFWeymouth
How safe is DT4 7LF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DT4 7LF 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
19.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
53
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).
DT4 7LFNational
Violence and sexual offences15.623.6
Anti-social behaviour14.610.7
Shoplifting9.58.4
Burglary4.89.1
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Public order3.04.6
Other theft2.74.5
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Robbery0.81.4
Drugs0.72.4
Other crime0.31.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 36% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.