DT4
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Weymouth, Melcombe Regis and Westham, 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 DT4 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In DT4, 79.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How DT4 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is DT4 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in DT4 at a rate of 114.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 60.2 per 1,000 people across DT.
In August 2026 alone, 503 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in DT4.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,609), anti-social behaviour (1,316) and other crime (482).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in DT4 was 116.3 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 DT4, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so DT4 has no single figure. Of its 23 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 6 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 8: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in DT4
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dorset 037E | 1,506 | 92.8 per 1,000 | 6 | 66.9% |
| Dorset 040D | 1,826 | 49.2 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.5% |
| Dorset 040E | 1,965 | 78.2 per 1,000 | 6 | 95.3% |
| Dorset 041A | 1,917 | 71.8 per 1,000 | 4 | 92.2% |
| Dorset 041B | 1,804 | 127.3 per 1,000 | 1 | 94.1% |
| Dorset 041C | 1,696 | 77.1 per 1,000 | 8 | 51.7% |
| Dorset 043A | 1,955 | 96.1 per 1,000 | 4 | 98.8% |
| Dorset 043B | 1,801 | 157.8 per 1,000 | 3 | 69.4% |
| Dorset 043C | 1,875 | 60.2 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.6% |
| Dorset 043D | 2,074 | 87.6 per 1,000 | 4 | 91.0% |
| Dorset 044A | 1,466 | 94.1 per 1,000 | 2 | 92.6% |
| Dorset 044B | 1,739 | 820.6 per 1,000 | 1 | 5.3% |
| Dorset 044C | 1,435 | 156.6 per 1,000 | 1 | 80.9% |
| Dorset 044D | 1,574 | 73.3 per 1,000 | 4 | 88.6% |
| Dorset 044E | 1,796 | 75.3 per 1,000 | 5 | 66.2% |
| Dorset 044F | 1,513 | 80.1 per 1,000 | 2 | 77.1% |
| Dorset 045A | 1,870 | 39.2 per 1,000 | 8 | 85.8% |
| Dorset 045B | 1,663 | 43.4 per 1,000 | 5 | 94.6% |
| Dorset 045C | 1,504 | 53.6 per 1,000 | 4 | 97.9% |
| Dorset 046A | 1,260 | 38.4 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.6% |
| Dorset 046B | 1,459 | 46.3 per 1,000 | 5 | 98.5% |
| Dorset 046C | 1,460 | 53.4 per 1,000 | 7 | 97.2% |
| Dorset 046D | 1,395 | 51.9 per 1,000 | 3 | 94.3% |
Your MP
- Lloyd HattonLabourMP for South Dorset
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 DT45
Postcode sectors in DT45
Council1
Towns in DT41
Postcode districts next to DT42
Nearest rail stations2
More in the DT postcode area2
DT4 in brief
DT4 is a postcode district covering Weymouth, Melcombe Regis and Westham, in Dorset.
About 38,173 people lived in DT4 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £254,000 in 2025 across 695 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 114.5 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in DT4 was £254,000 in 2025.
DT4 had 37,647 usual residents at the census.
In DT4, 79.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In DT4, 3.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.