Total Crime
55,946
Latest 12 months
Insights / Crime / Dorset Police
Dorset Police Crime Drilldown
How crime is changing and what is driving it in Dorset Police.
Latest month: January 2026
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YoY Change
-7.9%
60,723 in the prior 12 months
Last 3-Month Trend
-9.4%
12,359 vs 13,640
What's Driving Change
High level changes impacting crime figures regionally
Crime is down 7.9% in this area.
Driven by
•
Shoplifting ↑ 4.5%
•
Drugs ↑ 11.8%
•
Robbery ↑ 16.0%
Offset by
•
Vehicle crime ↓ 30.7%
•
Violence and sexual offences ↓ 5.5%
•
Public order ↓ 22.6%
Crime Breakdown
Share of total crime (%)
Monthly Trend
Dorset Police monthly crime
Monthly crime compared to the same period last year
Crime Breakdown
Latest 12 months by type
| Crime type | Total 12m | YoY change | Share % | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Shoplifting
|
4,719 |
+4.5%
vs -3.1% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Drugs
|
1,042 |
+11.8%
vs +16.3% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Robbery
|
369 |
+16.0%
vs +5.0% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Bicycle theft
|
599 |
-0.3%
vs -12.0% nationally
|
|
→ Flat |
|
Possession of weapons
|
341 |
-7.3%
vs +4.8% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Anti-social behaviour
|
13,785 |
-0.5%
vs +0.4% nationally
|
|
→ Flat |
|
Other crime
|
560 |
-12.9%
vs +0.6% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Theft from the person
|
257 |
-25.7%
vs -18.0% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Burglary
|
2,083 |
-16.6%
vs -10.6% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Other theft
|
3,606 |
-15.0%
vs -8.2% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Criminal damage and arson
|
4,185 |
-13.4%
vs -4.9% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Public order
|
2,801 |
-22.6%
vs -4.4% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Violence and sexual offences
Largest category · 33.5%
|
18,763 |
-5.5%
vs +0.8% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Vehicle crime
|
2,836 |
-30.7%
vs -13.6% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |