Dorset Police

Dorset Police are the police force responsible for our area.

You can see all the ways to contact them here.

Below is some information from their introduction pack

We police

• Force area of just over 1,000 sq miles.
• 88 miles of coastline.
• 3,300 miles of road.
• 65.7 crimes per 1,000 population per year (2023/24).
• 224 incidents per 1,000 population per year (2023/24).
• The crime rate per 1,000 population varies in each Upper Tier Local Authority across the Force area: (Bournemouth, Christchurch, Poole (BCP), 80.1; Dorset County, 40.2.
• 5 of our 12 policing sections are classified as rural (Bridport, Dorchester, East Dorset, North Dorset, Purbeck).

Our communities

• 779,770 resident population.
• Over 20 million day visits to Dorset per year.
• 22.7% (168,952 of 744,041) of residents living in rural areas.
• 3.3% (15 of 452) of areas fall in the top 10% most deprived areas in England.
• 46% of the Dorset population live in rural areas.
• 25.5% (198,700 of 779,700) of residents are 65+ years old (compared to national average of 18.6%).

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