Total Crime
55,736
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: June 2026
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YoY Change
-5.3%
58,845 in the prior 12 months
Last 3-Month Trend
+17.3%
15,050 vs 12,835
What's Driving Change
High level changes impacting crime figures regionally
Crime is down 5.3% in this area.
Driven by
•
Anti-social behaviour ↑ 8.1%
•
Drugs ↑ 28.9%
•
Robbery ↑ 21.3%
Offset by
•
Violence and sexual offences ↓ 6.1%
•
Public order ↓ 22.6%
•
Other theft ↓ 15.4%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Drugs
|
1,174 |
+28.9%
vs +3.5% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Robbery
|
421 |
+21.3%
vs +9.2% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Anti-social behaviour
|
14,479 |
+8.1%
vs -1.3% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Possession of weapons
|
342 |
-3.7%
vs +8.5% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Shoplifting
|
4,526 |
-5.5%
vs -2.3% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Violence and sexual offences
Largest category · 33.0%
|
18,401 |
-6.1%
vs +1.4% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Burglary
|
2,043 |
-10.6%
vs -6.3% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Other crime
|
540 |
-11.3%
vs -2.0% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Criminal damage and arson
|
4,044 |
-13.2%
vs -4.8% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Other theft
|
3,435 |
-15.4%
vs -4.6% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Vehicle crime
|
2,917 |
-15.7%
vs -7.0% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Bicycle theft
|
536 |
-17.0%
vs -8.5% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Public order
|
2,644 |
-22.6%
vs -3.2% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Theft from the person
|
234 |
-25.2%
vs -20.9% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |