Dorset Police
Crime statistics for all 21 neighbourhoods covered by Dorset Police. Official UK Police data, updated March 2026.
Crime by Category
Last 24 months — 111,167 total crimes across all 21 neighbourhoods in Dorset Police
Violent Crime
36,835
33.1%
Anti-Social Behaviour
26,517
23.9%
Shoplifting
8,913
8%
Criminal Damage & Arson
8,539
7.7%
Other Theft
7,365
6.6%
Vehicle Crime
6,453
5.8%
Public Order
6,128
5.5%
Burglary
4,270
3.8%
Drugs
1,947
1.8%
Bicycle Theft
1,140
1%
Other Crime
1,113
1%
Robbery
680
0.6%
Possession of Weapons
672
0.6%
Theft from Person
595
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.