Dorset Police
Crime statistics for all 21 neighbourhoods covered by Dorset Police. Official UK Police data, updated March 2026.
Crime by Category
Last 12 months — 51,366 total crimes across all 21 neighbourhoods in Dorset Police
Violent Crime
17,133
33.4%
Anti-Social Behaviour
13,072
25.4%
Shoplifting
4,249
8.3%
Criminal Damage & Arson
3,735
7.3%
Other Theft
3,219
6.3%
Vehicle Crime
2,581
5%
Public Order
2,526
4.9%
Burglary
1,866
3.6%
Drugs
1,036
2%
Bicycle Theft
542
1.1%
Other Crime
484
0.9%
Robbery
372
0.7%
Possession of Weapons
303
0.6%
Theft from Person
248
0.5%
Browse Neighbourhoods
Select a neighbourhood to view detailed crime statistics, safety scores and hotspots
Bournemouth South
8
Bournemouth East - West
6
Bournemouth East - East
9
Bournemouth North - East
7
Bournemouth North - West
10
Poole South
12
Poole North
12
Dorchester
10
Sherborne
15
East Dorset Rural
43
East Dorset Urban
9
Christchurch East
11
Christchurch West
13
Purbeck North
9
Purbeck South
43
Bridport
10
North Dorset Rural
8
Gillingham and Shaftesbury
11
Blandford
33
Portland
11
Weymouth
11
Crime data sourced from the UK Police Open Data under the Open Government Licence v3.0.