Dorset Police is asking those celebrating to do so respectfully so everyone can have a fab-boo-lous Halloween and stay safe this season.If you are celebrating Halloween this year by heading out trick-or-treating, we want you to have a fun and safe time, b...
Release date: 27/10/2025
Officers are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward following an attempted commercial burglary in Poole. At approximately 11.55pm on Friday 17 October 2025 officers were called to reports of an attempted burglary at Rockets and...
Release date: 27/10/2025
Officers are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward following a series of commercial burglaries in Lytchett Minster. Between 9pm and 11.30pm on Saturday 25 October 2025 entry was gained to five businesses located in the Courtya...
Release date: 27/10/2025
A training exercise has taken place at The Tank Museum to test the response of emergency services to a chemical incident. The exercise took place on Thursday 23 October 2025 involving Dorset Police, Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service, South We...
Release date: 24/10/2025
Officers are appealing for witnesses or anyone with dashcam footage to come forward following a fail-to-stop collision in Bournemouth. At around 9.20pm on Wednesday 22 October 2025 a collision occurred involving a blue car and a grey Yamaha motorcycle at ...
Release date: 24/10/2025
Over 50 dedicated Community Speed Watch (CSW) teams took part in a targeted week of action that identified over 500 vehicles exceeding the speed limit. Between Monday 13 October and Sunday 19 October 2025, 55 CSW teams deployed across the county in a bid ...
Release date: 23/10/2025
Dorset has seen a further decrease in overall crime over the last year – keeping it within the top 10 safest counties in England. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) released data on Thursday 23 October 2025, which confirmed that overall crime...
Release date: 23/10/2025
Officers are appealing for anyone with information to come forward to help identify a man who inappropriately touched a woman in Wimborne. The incident occurred between 10.45am and 11am on Tuesday 14 October 2025 as the victim – a woman aged in her 20s – ...
Release date: 23/10/2025
Officers are appealing for witnesses or anyone with dashcam footage to come forward following a fatal road traffic collision near Dorchester. Dorset Police received a report at 5.34pm on Wednesday 22 October 2025 of a road traffic collision involving a bl...
Release date: 23/10/2025
Dorset Police is recruiting new officers and is inviting the public to ask questions about joining us. Officers and staff from Dorset Police will be live on the Force’s Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube accounts between 6.30pm and 7.30pm on Monday 27 October...
Release date: 22/10/2025
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