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Overall crime dropped in Dorset in 2025, according to the latest ONS data, meaning the area remains one of the safest in the UK.

Lib Dem Vikki Slade is calling for a staffed police desk in communities across her constituency following a huge rise in shoplifting.

Police would like to hear from anyone who could identify the two youngsters who were on the bridge above the Upton Bypass.

Police are keen to speak to any witnesses or anyone with dashcam footage following the collision on Monday 20 April.

Alfie Wise has been jailed for more than six years for raping a woman and intentionally strangling her at an address in Poole.

Dorset’s Police and Crime Commissioner is asking residents what they think of the controversial technology.

Grant Putman and Brooke Marshall were arrested in Old Manor Close in Wimborne Minster back in August 2025.

The council has signed the national Fraud and Scams Victim Charter to help to protect local people against criminal tactics.

Dorset Police are seeking information following a robbery in Church Lane and subsequent damage to police vehicles.

Dorset Council is appealing for information following the discovery of several large containers leaking liquid.