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To protect historic sites Dorset Police has launched a new way to report crimes to listed buildings and scheduled monuments.

The Town Watch radio system was funded by Dorset’s Police and Crime Commissioner and organised by Wimborne BID.

In recent weeks, there have been a number of disturbances in Bournemouth, and the police are hoping to avert future anti-social behaviour.

The front counters in Poole, Bridport, Gillingham and Sherborne are to close but those in Blandford, Bournemouth and Weymouth will remain open.

Figures produced by the Office for National Statistics show a decrease in overall crime in the last 12 months.

As part of the Force’s Good, Safe Summer campaign, high-visibility patrols will be in evidence across the county.

Police volunteers contributed over 33,800 hours in the last year, the equivalent of 6,400 shifts a year, or 77 a week.

The Herbert Protocol will help people to remain independent and protect them if they get lost or go missing.

The Sceptre campaign, which runs until Sunday 25 May, will see events including education presentations in 16 schools.

Incidents included a driver travelling on Dorset Way eating their breakfast, a drink driver, and 77 motorists not wearing a seatbelt.