Dorset Police

Crime in Weymouth

Street-level crime statistics for Weymouth based on official UK Police data. Updated January 2026.

Data covers February 2023 – January 2026 5,596 crimes in last 12 months
8 / 100 High Crime

Safety Score

5,596 Crimes (last 12 months)
↓5.6% vs Previous 12 Months
8/100 Safety Score
22.9% Crimes with Outcome

Crime Zone Map

Neighbourhood boundaries coloured by safety score. Click adjacent zones to explore.

Very Safe (85+) Safe (65–84) Average (45–64) Below Avg (25–44) High Crime (0–24)

Crime by Category

Last 12 months — 5,596 total crimes recorded in Weymouth

Violent Crime
2,044 36.5%
Anti-Social Behaviour
1,596 28.5%
Criminal Damage & Arson
434 7.8%
↑8%
Shoplifting
413 7.4%
↓15%
Public Order
309 5.5%
↓19%
Other Theft
273 4.9%
↓9%
Burglary
118 2.1%
↓27%
Vehicle Crime
110 2%
↓33%
Drugs
110 2%
Other Crime
50 0.9%
↓7%
Bicycle Theft
40 0.7%
↑8%
Possession of Weapons
38 0.7%
↓21%
Robbery
37 0.7%
Theft from Person
24 0.4%
↓23%

Monthly Crime Trend

Month-by-month crime totals for Weymouth

Top Crime Hotspots

Highest-crime street locations in Weymouth (12 months)

Explore by Month

View detailed crime data for each month in Weymouth

January 2026 376 crimes December 2025 446 crimes November 2025 384 crimes October 2025 445 crimes September 2025 405 crimes August 2025 532 crimes July 2025 612 crimes June 2025 485 crimes May 2025 532 crimes April 2025 490 crimes March 2025 482 crimes February 2025 407 crimes January 2025 412 crimes December 2024 407 crimes November 2024 461 crimes October 2024 475 crimes September 2024 523 crimes August 2024 614 crimes July 2024 578 crimes June 2024 540 crimes May 2024 577 crimes April 2024 469 crimes March 2024 446 crimes February 2024 427 crimes January 2024 476 crimes December 2023 449 crimes November 2023 425 crimes October 2023 519 crimes September 2023 493 crimes August 2023 652 crimes July 2023 580 crimes June 2023 570 crimes May 2023 546 crimes April 2023 494 crimes March 2023 469 crimes February 2023 362 crimes

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Data source: All crime data is sourced from the UK Police Open Data API, operated by the Home Office, and is published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Last updated: January 2026. Crime records show street-level location and category only — no personal information is included.