Postcode · Weymouth
Crime in DT4 9SY
How much crime is recorded in DT4 9SY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Chickerell & Chesil Bank
- Council
- Dorset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,413 (2024)
How safe is DT4 9SY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 12.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DT4 9SY area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
12.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
29
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 9SYNational
Violence and sexual offences11.423.6
Anti-social behaviour7.810.7
Other theft3.24.5
Burglary2.69.1
Shoplifting2.48.4
Public order1.74.6
Criminal damage and arson1.14.7
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Other crime0.51.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 35% 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.