Weymouth Town, Melcombe Regis & Rodwell
Middle areaSouth Dorset. 9,633 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.0 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 95% of people in Weymouth Town, Melcombe Regis & Rodwell live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Weymouth Town, Melcombe Regis & Rodwell
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Weymouth Town, Melcombe Regis & Rodwell at a rate of 236.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 53.9 per 1,000 people across Dorset.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 769 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 769 |
| Other crime | 241 |
| Shoplifting | 180 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 157 |
| Drug offences | 60 |
| Burglary | 45 |
| Robbery | 21 |
| Vehicle crime | 19 |
| Theft from the person | 13 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Weymouth Town, Melcombe Regis & Rodwell compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Weymouth Town, Melcombe Regis & Rodwell safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Weymouth Town, Melcombe Regis & Rodwell at a rate of 236.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 53.9 per 1,000 people across Dorset.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 274 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Weymouth Town, Melcombe Regis & Rodwell.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were anti-social behaviour (769), violence and sexual offences (769) and other crime (241).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Dorset
These figures are published for the whole of Dorset, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Dorset and not Weymouth Town, Melcombe Regis & Rodwell alone. See Dorset
Weymouth Town, Melcombe Regis & Rodwell in brief
The median price paid for a home in Weymouth Town, Melcombe Regis & Rodwell was £220,000 in 2025.
Weymouth Town, Melcombe Regis & Rodwell had 9,524 usual residents at the census.
About 95% of people in Weymouth Town, Melcombe Regis & Rodwell live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Weymouth Town, Melcombe Regis & Rodwell, 59.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.