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Dorset SAPS

Reported incidents · 2026-05 · covers 178 suburbs

1,867
total this year
Violent
629
-130
Burglary & robbery
318
-27
Vehicle
46
-17
Property
161
-1
Other
713
+59

Most reported crimes · 2026-05

Violence And Sexual Offences 600
Anti-social Behaviour 556
Shoplifting 161
Criminal Damage And Arson 161
Public Order 95
Other Theft 80
Burglary 65
Vehicle Crime 46
Drugs 41
Other Crime 21
Possession Of Weapons 18
Robbery 11

Reporting history (2008–2023)

2025
2026

Total reported Burglary & robbery share

Suburbs in this precinct

52 Abbotsbury 52 Alderholt 57 Ashley Heath 52 Athelhampton 52 Beaminster 57 Blacknoll 52 Blandford Forum 52 Bovington Camp 57 Bradford Abbas 52 Bradpole 50 Braytown 50 Bridport 52 Broadmayne 52 Broadwey 57 Broadwindsor 52 Burton Bradstock 57 Canford Bottom 51 Castletown 52 Catherston Leweston 52 Charlestown 52 Charlton Down 57 Charlton Marshall 52 Charminster 57 Charmouth 52 Chickerell 52 Chideock 52 Child Okeford 52 Churck Knowle 57 Cobb 57 Cold Harbour 52 Colehill 57 Colesbrook 50 Coneygar 51 Coombe 51 Corfe Mullen 57 Court Orchard 52 Cowgrove 52 Crab Orchard 57 Creech Bottom 51 Crossways 57 Dewlands Common 46 Dorchester 52 Dottery 51 East Burton 57 East End 52 East Stour 52 Easton 57 Ebblake 57 Edmondsham 52 Evershot 57 Ferndown 52 Fishpond Bottom 52 Fortuneswell 52 Gillingham 51 Grange Estate 52 Grove 52 Gussage All Saints 57 Ham 52 Hanford 52 Harman's Cross 52 Hayes 52 Henbury 52 Herston 57 Hill View 52 Holt Wood 57 Holton Heath 52 Holwell 52 Iwerne Courtney 57 Kit Hill 52 Lane End 47 Lanehouse 52 Langton Long Blandford 49 Leigh 57 Lewcombe 52 Little Lyde 57 Littlemoor 57 Lodbourne 52 Loders 52 Long Cross 52 Longham 57 Lower Blandford St Mary 52 Lower Eype 52 Lower Street 52 Lyme Regis 52 Lytchett Matravers 52 Lytchett Minster 52 Marnhull 52 Martinstown 57 Meerhay 57 Melcombe Regis 52 Milborne St Andrew 52 Milton Abbas 57 Milton on Stour 57 Mosterton 57 Motcombe 49 Mount Pleasant 52 Nether Cerne 57 New Swanage 52 Newtown 57 Newtown 52 Notton 57 Oborne 52 Overcombe 52 Pimperne 52 Pleck 57 Pleck 52 Portesham 57 Portland 52 Post Green 57 Poundbury 57 Poxwell 52 Preston 52 Primrose Hill 52 Puddletown 52 Pulham 51 Pymore 52 Quarr 48 Radipole 52 Redlands 57 Rodwell 52 Romford 45 Rowlands 57 Saint Ives 52 Sandford 57 Shaftesbury 52 Shaggs 57 Sherborne 57 Shillingstone 57 Silton 52 Sixpenny Handley 52 Skilling 44 Southill 57 Southlands 52 Southover 52 St James 57 St Johns 52 St Leonard's Farm Park 57 St Leonards 57 Stalbridge 57 Stoke Abbott 57 Stourton Caundle 52 Stubhampton 57 Studland 57 Sturminster Marshall 57 Sturminster Newton 57 Swanage 57 Thorncombe 52 Three Gates 57 Three Legged Cross 57 Tollerford 48 Trickett's Cross 57 Turnworth 57 Ulwell 50 Upton 57 Upwey 57 Verwood 57 Wareham 52 Warmwell 52 West End 52 West Knighton 57 West Lulworth 57 West Melbury 57 West Moors 57 West Parley 57 Westham 50 Weston 57 Weymouth 52 White Lackington 52 Winterborne Herringston 57 Winterborne Monkton 52 Winterborne Tomson 52 Woodville 57 Wool 52 Woolgarston 52 Wych 57 Wyke Regis 57 Yetminster 52 Yondover

Figures are precinct totals across all suburbs the station serves. Source: SAPS crime statistics (SAPACR 2008–2023).

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