Officers of the Bournemouth North and Poole Neighbourhood Policing Teams (NPT) are trialling a new device to help identify anti-social cyclists and motorcyclists.The new device, which is being trialled following funding from the Force’s Innovation Hub, wi...
Release date: 25/04/2025
Officers are issuing an image of a man they would like to identify as they investigate the theft of a mobile phone in Bournemouth. The victim had been in contact with another individual in relation to the sale of his Apple iPhone 16Max on Facebook Marketp...
Release date: 25/04/2025
The latest crime statistics show that Dorset remains one of the safest areas in the country after experiencing a sustained decrease in crime. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) released data on Thursday 24 April 2025, confirming that Dorse...
Release date: 24/04/2025
Officers investigating an attempted burglary in Poole are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward.At around 6am on Thursday 17 April 2025, Dorset Police received a report from the victim – a man aged in his 50s – that a man had ...
Release date: 24/04/2025
Officers are issuing an image of a man they would like to identify as they investigate a public order incident in Bournemouth. It is reported that at around 2.50pm on Saturday 8 March 2025 a man and woman were driving along Parkwood Road when two men on b...
Release date: 24/04/2025
A teenage boy has been charged and is due to appear in court in connection with a reported imitation firearms incident in Bournemouth.Dorset Police received a report at 11.54am on Tuesday 22 April 2025 of an altercation involving two people in St Swithun’...
Release date: 24/04/2025
Detectives have praised the courage of a young victim and her friend whose evidence helped bring a stabbing offender to justice. Jordan Wilkes, aged 29 and of Christchurch, appeared at Bournemouth Crown Court on Wednesday 23 April 2025 to be sentenced for...
Release date: 23/04/2025
Please see below a statement from the family of the victim following the sentencing of Jordan Wilkes for the attempted murder of a nine-year-old girl in Christchurch on Tuesday 20 August 2024: Our little girl did not have a choice on 20 August 2024… Toget...
Release date: 23/04/2025
Officers investigating an incident in Bournemouth reported to have involved a possible firearm have made an arrest. Dorset Police received a report at 11.54am on Tuesday 22 April 2025 of an altercation involving two men in St Swithun’s Road in Bournemout...
Release date: 23/04/2025
Officers are issuing images of a man they would like to identify as they investigate a burglary in Poole. It is reported that at around 10pm on Thursday 17 April 2025 entry was gained to an address in Hillman Road. A number of items were reportedly stole...
Release date: 23/04/2025
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