Dorset Police/Crime in Dorset Police

Crime in Dorset Police

Recorded crime across Dorset Police's area, updated monthly. Crime figures are published by the Home Office with a typical 2–3 month delay. Serving a population of approximately 771,000.

Monthly data36 months tracked

Jan 2026Latest data

4,089Crimes recorded

5.3Rate per 1,000

38 of 41National rank

5mo behindData freshness

Updated Jan 2026

At a glance

Key crime figures for Jan 2026, the most recent month with published data.

Total crimes

4,089

Crime rate per 1,000

5.3 per 1,000 people

National ranking

38 of 41 (32% below average)

Month-on-month

-3.6%

Year-on-year

-1.8% vs Jan 2025

Most common crime

Violence and sexual offences (35.0%)

Crime trend

How total recorded crime has changed over time. The national average is 7.8 crimes per 1,000 people. Seasonal patterns are common — anti-social behaviour typically rises in summer months.

Feb 20234,841 crimes

Mar 20235,377 crimes

+11.1% vs previous month

Apr 20235,202 crimes

-3.3% vs previous month

May 20235,409 crimes

+4.0% vs previous month

Jun 20236,022 crimes

+11.3% vs previous month

Jul 20235,773 crimes

-4.1% vs previous month

Aug 20235,633 crimes

-2.4% vs previous month

Sept 20235,176 crimes

-8.1% vs previous month

Oct 20235,286 crimes

+2.1% vs previous month

Nov 20234,516 crimes

-14.6% vs previous month

Dec 20234,364 crimes

-3.4% vs previous month

Jan 20244,816 crimes

+10.4% vs previous month

Feb 20244,633 crimes

-3.8% vs previous month

Mar 20245,061 crimes

+9.2% vs previous month

Apr 20245,160 crimes

+2.0% vs previous month

May 20245,731 crimes

+11.1% vs previous month

Jun 20245,360 crimes

-6.5% vs previous month

Jul 20245,729 crimes

+6.9% vs previous month

Aug 20245,788 crimes

+1.0% vs previous month

Sept 20244,964 crimes

-14.2% vs previous month

Oct 20245,240 crimes

+5.6% vs previous month

Nov 20244,696 crimes

-10.4% vs previous month

Dec 20244,335 crimes

-7.7% vs previous month

Jan 20254,162 crimes

-4.0% vs previous month

Feb 20254,163 crimes

+0.0% vs previous month

Mar 20254,769 crimes

+14.6% vs previous month

Apr 20254,891 crimes

+2.6% vs previous month

May 20255,268 crimes

+7.7% vs previous month

Jun 20255,008 crimes

-4.9% vs previous month

Jul 20255,948 crimes

+18.8% vs previous month

Aug 20255,021 crimes

-15.6% vs previous month

Sept 20254,229 crimes

-15.8% vs previous month

Oct 20254,426 crimes

+4.7% vs previous month

Nov 20254,057 crimes

-8.3% vs previous month

Dec 20254,241 crimes

+4.5% vs previous month

Jan 20264,089 crimes

-3.6% vs previous month

Full crime breakdown

All 14 crime categories recorded in Jan 2026, ranked by volume. Categories are defined by the Home Office.

1
Violence and sexual offences
1,433 (35.0%)
2
Anti-social behaviour
844 (20.6%)
3
Shoplifting
348 (8.5%)
4
Criminal damage and arson
339 (8.3%)
5
Other theft
280 (6.8%)
6
Vehicle crime
260 (6.4%)
7
Public order
193 (4.7%)
8
Burglary
166 (4.1%)
9
Drugs
75 (1.8%)
10
Other crime
46 (1.1%)
11
Bicycle theft
35 (0.9%)
12
Robbery
28 (0.7%)
13
Theft from person
22 (0.5%)
14
Possession of weapons
20 (0.5%)

Month-by-month detail

Recorded crime totals and category counts for each month. MoM shows the percentage change compared to the previous month.

Month	Total	MoM %	Violence	ASB	Burglary	Vehicle	Shoplifting	Drugs	Robbery	Public order
Jan 2026	4,089	-3.6%	1,433	844	166	260	348	75	28	193
Dec 2025	4,241	+4.5%	1,499	830	162	310	315	72	33	190
Nov 2025	4,057	-8.3%	1,379	945	149	212	375	104	31	184
Oct 2025	4,426	+4.7%	1,491	1,138	188	246	305	101	25	193
Sept 2025	4,229	-15.8%	1,446	1,069	161	194	396	100	28	182
Aug 2025	5,021	-15.6%	1,556	1,446	187	277	335	76	30	274
Jul 2025	5,948	+18.8%	1,942	1,725	211	227	463	131	38	285
Jun 2025	5,008	-4.9%	1,606	1,362	167	181	532	84	43	257
May 2025	5,268	+7.7%	1,765	1,371	180	211	422	81	43	290
Apr 2025	4,891	+2.6%	1,639	1,213	178	236	381	94	35	259
Mar 2025	4,769	+14.6%	1,638	1,041	188	252	441	67	19	294
Feb 2025	4,163	+0.0%	1,403	827	153	239	425	62	17	217
Jan 2025	4,162	-4.0%	1,574	795	137	208	353	58	21	249
Dec 2024	4,335	-7.7%	1,475	810	216	285	308	67	25	232
Nov 2024	4,696	-10.4%	1,661	957	190	275	333	68	30	287
Oct 2024	5,240	+5.6%	1,677	1,112	213	445	373	99	30	321
Sept 2024	4,964	-14.2%	1,533	1,110	200	416	421	85	24	299
Aug 2024	5,788	+1.0%	1,818	1,428	255	348	442	68	31	369
Jul 2024	5,729	+6.9%	1,866	1,387	216	376	381	86	31	349
Jun 2024	5,360	-6.5%	1,708	1,421	218	306	337	83	32	371
May 2024	5,731	+11.1%	1,849	1,387	216	422	413	94	29	347
Apr 2024	5,160	+2.0%	1,623	1,178	218	321	461	92	25	287
Mar 2024	5,061	+9.2%	1,601	1,257	221	342	350	75	18	280
Feb 2024	4,633	-3.8%	1,539	1,012	203	364	354	69	24	234
Jan 2024	4,816	+10.4%	1,660	958	211	355	354	80	21	263
Dec 2023	4,364	-3.4%	1,595	917	216	280	246	62	28	215
Nov 2023	4,516	-14.6%	1,589	985	242	266	269	67	35	239
Oct 2023	5,286	+2.1%	1,715	1,350	201	259	372	70	39	269
Sept 2023	5,176	-8.1%	1,586	1,269	212	318	426	64	39	283
Aug 2023	5,633	-2.4%	1,768	1,578	238	282	398	54	29	313
Jul 2023	5,773	-4.1%	1,840	1,525	216	310	376	89	36	354
Jun 2023	6,022	+11.3%	1,936	1,501	219	326	385	70	52	349
May 2023	5,409	+4.0%	1,827	1,416	192	264	325	55	36	331
Apr 2023	5,202	-3.3%	1,729	1,313	159	242	373	62	45	381
Mar 2023	5,377	+11.1%	1,835	1,146	230	266	426	51	31	342
Feb 2023	4,841	—	1,645	1,176	189	276	348	51	35	265