Postcode · Weymouth
Crime in DT4 8RQ
How much crime is recorded in DT4 8RQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Weymouth Town, Melcombe Regis & Rodwell
- Council
- Dorset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,754 (2024)
DT4 8RQWeymouth
How safe is DT4 8RQ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DT4 8RQ 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
21.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
46
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 8RQNational
Violence and sexual offences17.623.6
Anti-social behaviour14.310.7
Burglary5.39.1
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Other theft2.44.5
Public order1.84.6
Shoplifting1.78.4
Drugs1.42.4
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Robbery0.41.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 26% 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.