Total Crime
55,620
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: April 2026
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YoY Change
-6.8%
59,684 in the prior 12 months
Last 3-Month Trend
+8.8%
13,452 vs 12,359
What's Driving Change
High level changes impacting crime figures regionally
Crime is down 6.8% in this area.
Driven by
•
Anti-social behaviour ↑ 4.9%
•
Drugs ↑ 22.3%
•
Robbery ↑ 26.2%
Offset by
•
Violence and sexual offences ↓ 6.0%
•
Vehicle crime ↓ 25.3%
•
Public order ↓ 25.5%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Anti-social behaviour
|
14,143 |
+4.9%
vs -1.6% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Drugs
|
1,126 |
+22.3%
vs +8.9% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Robbery
|
405 |
+26.2%
vs +9.2% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Shoplifting
|
4,617 |
+0.5%
vs -4.2% nationally
|
|
→ Flat |
|
Possession of weapons
|
333 |
-9.0%
vs +6.2% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Bicycle theft
|
555 |
-9.9%
vs -10.4% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Theft from the person
|
256 |
-22.4%
vs -20.4% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Other crime
|
522 |
-17.9%
vs -4.2% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Burglary
|
2,036 |
-14.2%
vs -7.9% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Other theft
|
3,511 |
-14.9%
vs -6.7% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Criminal damage and arson
|
4,003 |
-15.7%
vs -4.1% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Public order
|
2,672 |
-25.5%
vs -4.8% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Vehicle crime
|
2,838 |
-25.3%
vs -10.2% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Violence and sexual offences
Largest category · 33.4%
|
18,603 |
-6.0%
vs +0.8% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |