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Crime in Dorset
Published street-crime records for Dorset from the Dorset Police area on data.police.uk.
Data scope: Bournemouth, Poole, and the Dorset Police area.
Latest month: July 2026
Street-crime records
4,549
Police-recorded action or local resolution
79
Share with those outcomes
1.7%
Coverage for Dorset Police currently spans 152 months
of loaded street-crime data, from December 2013 to July 2026.
Outcome shares are descriptive summaries of published police outcomes, not conviction rates.
Last 12 loaded months
August 2025 to July 2026.
Street-crime records
40,141
Share with action or local resolution
2.4%
Change vs previous 12 months
-4.5%
Month-by-month totals
| Month |
Street-crime records |
| August 2025 |
3,514 |
| September 2025 |
3,023 |
| October 2025 |
3,064 |
| November 2025 |
2,907 |
| December 2025 |
3,008 |
| January 2026 |
2,928 |
| February 2026 |
3,115 |
| March 2026 |
3,213 |
| April 2026 |
3,364 |
| May 2026 |
3,761 |
| June 2026 |
3,695 |
| July 2026 |
4,549 |
Top crime categories
Share of street-crime records in the same trailing window for the Dorset Police area.
| Category |
Records |
Share |
| Violent Crime |
12,698 |
31.6% |
| Anti Social Behaviour |
10,382 |
25.9% |
| Shoplifting |
3,341 |
8.3% |
| Criminal Damage Arson |
2,880 |
7.2% |
| Vehicle Crime |
2,486 |
6.2% |
| Other Theft |
2,430 |
6.1% |
| Public Order |
1,941 |
4.8% |
| Burglary |
1,460 |
3.6% |
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Latest loaded month for Dorset Police: July 2026.
Limits to keep in mind
- These figures are published police records for the Dorset Police area, not a single borough, council area, street, or postcode.
- Published locations are approximate; they are snapped to anonymous map points before release.
- Recording practices differ between forces, so force-to-force comparisons need care.
- Outcome labels are not court results or conviction rates.
Full detail is on the methodology page.
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