A heavy goods vehicle driver has been banned from driving for three years officers stopped him for using his mobile phone at the wheel and discovered he was also drug driving and not wearing a seatbelt. At around 12.45pm on Saturday 29 March 2025, officer...
Release date: 23/07/2025
An officer who was carrying out proactive checks to keep the roads safe pursued and stopped a speeding motorist who had been disqualified from driving. At around 10.50pm on Saturday 31 May 2025, a roads policing officer was stationary on the eastbound car...
Release date: 15/07/2025
Officers are putting the spotlight on road safety as part of a national campaign in a bid to keep everyone safe this summer. During the warmer months, the county sees an influx of visitors, which in turn leads to an increased number of vehicles on the roa...
Release date: 01/07/2025
A motorist who reportedly made off from officers and drove dangerously before being stopped by police has been charged with driving offences. It was reported at 9.52am on Sunday 22 June 2025 that a vehicle, suspected of being on cloned plates, had failed ...
Release date: 23/06/2025
Officers are appealing for witnesses or anyone with dashcam footage to come forward following a fail-to-stop incident in Poole.At around 12pm on Friday 13 June 2025, officers were conducting routine speed checks in Lower Blandford Road when an officer wit...
Release date: 17/06/2025
A heavy goods vehicle was used by road policing officers to target unsafe activity by motorists with over 140 offences detected and two arrests made. In 2024, 267 people were killed or seriously injured in a road traffic collision in Dorset. The Force is ...
Release date: 12/05/2025
Dedicated Community Speed Watch (CSW) volunteers checked the speeds of over 31,000 vehicles during a week of action and continue to help to keep the roads of Dorset safe. Last year, 267 people were killed or seriously injured in a road traffic collision i...
Release date: 16/04/2025
A targeted road safety operation was carried out to prevent road traffic collisions occurring along a beauty hotspot road in West Dorset. Between 2020 and 2024, there were 95 road traffic collisions on the B3157 between Chickerell and Bridport. Along this...
Release date: 08/04/2025
Prolific offenders have been taken off the roads after targeted activity was carried out by the Roads Policing Team and special constables. Two intensification days took place on Tuesday 4 March and Wednesday 5 March 2025 covering the whole of the county ...
Release date: 10/03/2025
Roads policing officers have been working with the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) as part of a campaign focusing on commercial vehicle safety. Officers have been proactively engaging with commercial vehicle drivers to ensure that their vehicle...
Release date: 03/02/2025
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