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
Night-time patrols by officers in Weymouth have seen significant reductions in crime and high praise from members of the public. Reports of violence and knife crime, as well as violence towards women and girls, have nearly halved this summer c...
Release date: 26/09/2025
Officers have enabled safe and legal protest activity in Bournemouth and minimised disruption to the local community. Dorset Police with partners at BCP Council and other emergency services delivered a successful policing operation on Saturday 2...
Release date: 20/09/2025
Dorset Police is preparing for a busy weekend in Bournemouth, with planned protests expected to bring additional visitors to the town. The protests are set to take place during the afternoon of Saturday 20 September 2025 and officers are working hard to e...
Release date: 19/09/2025
Officers have made arrests and recovered stolen property as part of a regional week of action to prevent, tackle and reduce rural crime.During the week, which ran from Monday 8 September to Sunday 14 September 2025, Dorset officers teamed up with neighbou...
Release date: 18/09/2025
Dorset Police is issuing an important message around the dangers and consequences of spiking as the county welcomes hundreds of new university students. Spiking is an abhorrent crime, which can have a significant impact on victims and severe consequences...
Release date: 15/09/2025
The Roads Policing Team continued in their efforts to reduce the number of people killed or seriously injured on Dorset’s roads using a heavy goods vehicle. Between Monday 1 September and Friday 5 September 2025, the dedicated team of officers used an unm...
Release date: 12/09/2025
Dorset Police has launched two new mobile police stations, which will tour the county at consistent locations and dates throughout the month. The vehicles are operated by police community support officers with members of the public able to report crime, ...
Release date: 09/09/2025
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 – with protests set to taken place in the town. Officers from across the county are working additional shifts to...
Release date: 08/08/2025
Dorset Police and British Transport Police (BTP) carried out an operation to take action against those likely to cause anti-social behaviour in Bournemouth on Friday. Officers were deployed to Bournemouth train station to engage with visitors to th...
Release date: 25/07/2025
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