Dorset Police — Recorded Crime

Recorded offences, rate per 1,000 and category breakdown for Dorset Police. ONS Police Force Area data, OGL v3.

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Rate / 1,000

59.3

National median 74.1 (-14.8)

Total offences

47,338

year ending December 2025

Population

0.78m

force area

Offences by category

Violence against the person18,496 (22.0%)

Theft offences15,724 (18.7%)

Violence without injury7,568 (9.0%)

Stalking and harassment5,533 (6.6%)

Violence with injury5,390 (6.4%)

Shoplifting5,173 (6.2%)

Criminal damage and arson4,744 (5.7%)

Other theft offences4,091 (4.9%)

Public order offences3,280 (3.9%)

Vehicle offences3,117 (3.7%)

Burglary2,383 (2.8%)

Sexual offences2,308 (2.7%)

Residential burglary1,529 (1.8%)

Drug offences1,337 (1.6%)

Non-residential burglary854 (1.0%)

Bicycle theft673 (0.8%)

Miscellaneous crimes654 (0.8%)

Possession of weapons offences414 (0.5%)

Robbery381 (0.5%)

Theft from the person287 (0.3%)

Homicide4 (0.0%)

Death or serious injury - unlawful driving1 (0.0%)

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Source: ONS — Police Force Area data tables · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0 · year ending December 2025, fetched 2026-07-14. Recorded crime reflects reporting and recording practice as well as underlying crime. BlueLineHub is independent and not affiliated with Dorset Police.