Detectives are investigating an assault in Bridport and appealing for witnesses to get in touch. The incident occurred between 2pm and 5pm on Friday 10 October 2025 in the corner of the Rope Walks Car Park. It is reported that a man aged in his 40s was as...
Release date: 22/10/2025
Officers are appealing for anyone with information to come forward following a fatal road traffic collision on the A35 in West Dorset – with one man being arrested.The incident, which happened near Askerswell at 12.05am on Wednesday 22 October 2025, invol...
Release date: 22/10/2025
Officers are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward after damage was caused to windows in Poole. At around 2am on Sunday 19 October 2025, the occupants of two properties in Simmons Close were woken to the sound of smashing. It ...
Release date: 21/10/2025
Officers investigating two incidents of criminal damage in Bournemouth are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward. Overnight between Monday 13 October and Tuesday 14 October 2025, two incidents of criminal damage occurred in No...
Release date: 16/10/2025
Officers are appealing for anyone with information or relevant dashcam footage to come forward following a burglary and subsequent fraudulent use of a bank card. Between 4am and 4.40am on Thursday 2 October 2025, an unknown person gained entry to an addre...
Release date: 16/10/2025
Officers are appealing for witnesses or anyone with dashcam footage to come forward following a fail-to-stop road traffic collision in Dorchester. Between 5.50pm and 6.05pm on Tuesday 30 September 2025, a collision occurred involving a car and a 12-year-o...
Release date: 14/10/2025
Dorset Police is reaffirming its commitment to tackling hate crime for the start of Hate Crime Awareness Week. The week, which runs from Saturday 11 October to Saturday 18 October 2025, aims to raise awareness of hate crime and signpost victims to how th...
Release date: 11/10/2025
A devoted group of Dorset Police officers and staff, who were determined to secure justice following the attempted murder of a nine-year-old Christchurch girl were amongst some of the award winners at the latest Dorset Police Awards Ceremony. The officers...
Release date: 10/10/2025
A man has appeared in court in connection with an alleged assault in Bournemouth following an investigation by detectives. At 6.20pm on Monday 26 August 2024, Dorset Police received a report from the ambulance service that a man had been stabbed in the L...
Release date: 10/10/2025
Officers are appealing for a victim of an alleged racially aggravated assault in Sherborne to contact police.Just after midday on Saturday 27 September 2025 Dorset Police received a third-party report of a man grabbing another man by the face and verbally...
Release date: 09/10/2025
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