Dorset Police — Neighbourhoods
Neighbourhood-team coverage for Dorset Police, sourced from data.police.uk.
Coverage
21
neighbourhood policing teams
Dorset Police runs 21 distinct neighbourhood teams across its 1,024 sq-mile area, serving roughly 780,000 residents. Each team typically has a sergeant + several constables and PCSOs, with a published priority list and a regular public surgery.
Recorded crime by neighbourhood — June 2026
21 teams by street-level crimes recorded within their boundary (data.police.uk). This is crime volume — larger neighbourhoods naturally record more, so read it as scale, not a per-head rate. A typical Dorset Police team recorded 170 this month.
Most recorded crime
Least recorded crime
Measured within each team’s official boundary; locations on data.police.uk are approximate. Full breakdown on each team page. Download all teams as CSV.
Neighbourhood teams (21)
Each team page carries the published contact routes, current local priorities and upcoming public events, plus recorded crime for June 2026, sourced from data.police.uk.
- Blandford Forum37
- Bournemouth East East232
- Bournemouth East West301
- Bournemouth North East442
- Bournemouth North West363
- Bournemouth South649
- Bridport125
- Christchurch East155
- Christchurch West129
- Dorchester177
- East Dorset Rural41
- East Dorset Urban317
- Gillingham and Shaftesbury108
- North Dorset Rural170
- Poole North428
- Poole South576
- Portland67
- Purbeck North123
- Purbeck South66
- Sherborne59
- Weymouth527
Find your local team
data.police.uk publishes the full neighbourhood list with team contacts, area boundaries, recent priorities, and upcoming events. Use the official locator below:
Open the Dorset Police locator on police.ukOr query the data.police.uk API directly: /api/dorset/neighbourhoods
Source: data.police.uk · Licensed under Open Government Licence v3.0 · Fetched 2026-06-27.