Dorset Police’s data-driven approach to tackling anti-social behaviour (ASB) and serious violent crime has delivered impressive results. The Force has been carrying out high-visibility patrols in hotspots across Bournemouth and Weymouth, after data analys...
Release date: 10/04/2025
Chief Constable Amanda Pearson has welcomed the publication of an inspection report into Dorset Police as a fair and constructive assessment of the Force’s progress. His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) publi...
Release date: 10/04/2025
A pioneering initiative allowing victims to speak to Dorset Police officers via video chat has led to quicker arrests and higher positive outcome rates. Enhanced Video Response (EVR) was launched in July 2024 and provides victims with the option of speaki...
Release date: 09/04/2025
Officers are appealing for witnesses or anyone with dashcam footage to come forward following a fatal road traffic collision in Bournemouth. Dorset Police received a report at approximately 2am on Wednesday 9 April 2025 of a road traffic collision involvi...
Release date: 09/04/2025
Detectives are issuing an investigation update as they continue to carry out enquiries into the death of a man in Poole. Dorset Police received a report at 8.12am on Thursday 3 April 2025 that a man had been found unresponsive in a tent in a wooded area o...
Release date: 08/04/2025
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
Detectives are appealing for anyone with information to come forward as they conduct enquiries into the death of a man in Poole. Dorset Police received a report at 8.12am on Thursday 3 April 2025 that a man had been found unresponsive in a tent in a woode...
Release date: 07/04/2025
Officers are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward after a burglary at an address in Bournemouth. Between 12.25am and 2.50am on Wednesday 26 March 2025, entry was gained to a property undergoing renovation in Penrith Road. It ...
Release date: 07/04/2025
Detectives investigating the discovery of a body in a pond in Bournemouth believe there were no suspicious circumstances. At around 2.30pm on Monday 24 March 2025, the body of a man was found in a pond off Chaseside in the Littledown area. The body has no...
Release date: 04/04/2025
Officers are appealing for information from the public as they carry out enquiries to locate a wanted man from Bournemouth.Alistair Lee, aged 36, is wanted in relation to a prison recall, warrant and in connection with a reported burglary at a pharmacy in...
Release date: 02/04/2025
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