Officers are appealing for witnesses or anyone with dashcam footage to come forward following a serious injury collision in Bournemouth. At around 8.55pm on Monday 18 May 2026, a collision occurred involving a pedestrian and a grey Ford Ranger in the car ...
Release date: 26/05/2026
A woman is due to appear in court in connection with a fatal road traffic collision in Dorchester. Dorset Police received a report at 7.35am on Friday 16 May 2025 of a collision in Bridport Road involving a white Fiat Panda and a bicycle. Emergency servic...
Release date: 22/05/2026
Detectives investigating an assault in Wareham are appealing for anyone with information to come forward and seeking to trace a potential witness. It was reported that at around 6.45pm on Saturday 25 April 2026 a woman aged in her 20s was assaulted by a m...
Release date: 21/05/2026
Officers investigating an assault in a supermarket car park in Weymouth are appealing for witnesses to come forward. The incident occurred at around 7.20pm on Tuesday 19 May 2026 in the car park of Asda in Newstead Road. The victim – a local woman aged in...
Release date: 21/05/2026
Community Speed Watch (CSW) volunteers teamed up with officers to reduce speeding following concerns raised by communities. In 2025, exceeding the speed limit and travelling too fast for conditions made up 67 per cent of contributory factors linked to fat...
Release date: 21/05/2026
Officers are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward following a report of indecent exposure in Weymouth. A woman aged in her 20s was walking near to the bus stop by Littlemoor Shopping Centre on Littlemoor Road at around 12.30p...
Release date: 19/05/2026
Rates of knife crime in Dorset are continuing to decline, with ongoing efforts by the Force and partners to tackle these offences. Incidents of knife crime have continued to decrease in the county year on year, with rates between April 2025 and April 2026...
Release date: 18/05/2026
Two women have been arrested following a CCTV appeal in relation to a reported assault in Poole. It was reported that at around 12.05am on Saturday 2 May 2026 a woman was assaulted by two women who were not known to her outside Munchies in Old Orchard Roa...
Release date: 15/05/2026
Officers investigating a reported public order incident in Bournemouth are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward. At around 4.30pm on Monday 11 May 2026 Dorset Police received a third-party report of a man in possession of a k...
Release date: 14/05/2026
The Force is encouraging Dorset residents to take measures to keep their homes secure from burglars ahead of a Good Safe Summer. Burglaries over the summer months are often as a result of opportunity. Criminals target unoccupied homes as people jet off on...
Release date: 11/05/2026
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