DT3
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Weymouth, Chickerell and Littlemoor, in Dorset.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an DT3 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In DT3, 84.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How DT3 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is DT3 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in DT3 at a rate of 57.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 60.2 per 1,000 people across DT.
In August 2026 alone, 166 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in DT3.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (525), anti-social behaviour (394) and other crime (202).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in DT3 was 57.2 per 1,000 people.
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.
Deprivation in DT3, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so DT3 has no single figure. Of its 13 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 4: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 8: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in DT3
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dorset 037A | 2,084 | 27.8 per 1,000 | 4 | 31.7% |
| Dorset 037B | 1,684 | 47.2 per 1,000 | 5 | 94.6% |
| Dorset 037C | 1,930 | 44.6 per 1,000 | 6 | 90.0% |
| Dorset 037D | 1,170 | 42.5 per 1,000 | 5 | 76.8% |
| Dorset 038A | 2,211 | 42.0 per 1,000 | 4 | 97.0% |
| Dorset 038B | 1,755 | 114.9 per 1,000 | 1 | 96.4% |
| Dorset 038C | 1,546 | 24.6 per 1,000 | 8 | 81.6% |
| Dorset 038D | 2,154 | 52.3 per 1,000 | 5 | 91.9% |
| Dorset 040A | 1,536 | 44.6 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.8% |
| Dorset 040B | 1,775 | 75.5 per 1,000 | 8 | 93.3% |
| Dorset 040C | 1,744 | 17.2 per 1,000 | 10 | 89.7% |
| Dorset 041D | 2,144 | 85.3 per 1,000 | 7 | 83.6% |
| Dorset 041E | 1,505 | 133.6 per 1,000 | 9 | 87.6% |
MPs for DT3
- Lloyd HattonLabourMP for South Dorset86% of DT3’s postcodes
- Edward MorelloLiberal DemocratMP for West Dorset14% of DT3’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in DT33
Postcode sectors in DT33
Council1
Towns in DT31
Postcode districts next to DT32
Nearest rail stations2
More in the DT postcode area2
DT3 in brief
DT3 is a postcode district covering Weymouth, Chickerell and Littlemoor, in Dorset.
About 25,299 people lived in DT3 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £350,000 in 2025 across 480 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 57.4 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in DT3 was £350,000 in 2025.
DT3 had 24,583 usual residents at the census.
In DT3, 84.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In DT3, 2.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.