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
Officers from the local command area are issuing a warning to anyone intent on coming to cause disorder in Bournemouth. The beaches in Bournemouth are busy at this time of year due to the warmer weather and increased number of visitors throughout the summ...
Release date: 01/07/2025
Officers are appealing for information following an incident of poaching near Dorchester.Dorset Police received a report at around 11.50pm on Saturday 28 June 2025 that a group of five people were trespassing on land near Stratton.It is reported that a fe...
Release date: 01/07/2025
Police have been given additional dispersal powers after a teenager and officers were injured during a public order incident on Bournemouth seafront. Dorset Police received a report at 7.29pm on Monday 30 June 2025 of a disturbance involving a large group...
Release date: 30/06/2025
Officers are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward following a reported assault in Bournemouth.At around 2am on Sunday 22 June 2025 the victim – a man aged in his 30s from Bournemouth – was walking with another man along Under...
Release date: 30/06/2025
Officers are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward following a series of burglaries in Poole.Between 11pm and 11.30pm on Saturday 21 June 2025 two burglaries were reported to have occurred at residential properties in Ivy Road...
Release date: 30/06/2025
Officers are appealing for witnesses or motorists with relevant dashcam footage to come forward following a fail-to-stop collision in Bournemouth.At 11.12pm on Friday 27 June 2025 a collision occurred between a white Kia Proceed and a black Hyundai Ioniq ...
Release date: 29/06/2025
Warm weather will see increased visitors to Dorset this weekend and the Force is working hard to ensure everyone can have a good, safe summer, including those attending a large music cycling event in Bournemouth. Officers from across the county are worki...
Release date: 27/06/2025
Dorset Police is reminding the public to only call 999 if there is a crime in progress or danger to life after an influx of non-emergency calls being made to the emergency phone line. In the last two weeks, the Force has faced increased demand levels with...
Release date: 27/06/2025
Officers are appealing for anyone with information to come forward as they continue to investigate an alleged robbery in Weymouth – with a man being arrested and charged.It was reported that at around midday on Thursday 26 June 2025 in the town centre a m...
Release date: 27/06/2025
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