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Dorset Police

police force · England · code E23000039

The Home Office counted 1,461 full-time equivalent police officers at Dorset Police on 31 March 2026. That is down 4% from 1,526 on 31 March 2007.

Dorset Police recorded 47,076 crimes, excluding fraud, in April 2025 to March 2026, according to the Home Office. That is up 18% from 39,758 in April 2012 to March 2013.

Dorset Police carried out 1,959 stop and searches in April 2025 to March 2026, the Home Office reports.

Across the 20 years shown, the Home Office's full-time equivalent count of officers at Dorset Police was lowest at 1,218 (31 March 2014) and highest at 1,526 (31 March 2007).

Officers and staff

Police officers (full-time equivalent)
1,461
31 March 2026 · Home Office
Includes officers on career breaks or seconded into the force; excludes those seconded out to central services.
Police staff and designated officers (full-time equivalent)
1,192
31 March 2026 · Home Office
Police community support officers (full-time equivalent)
69
31 March 2026 · Home Office
Special constables (headcount)
59
31 March 2026 · Home Office
1,5261,218 31 March 200731 March 2026
1,257886 31 March 200731 March 2026
16469 31 March 200731 March 2026
31059 31 March 200731 March 2026
Police officers (full-time equivalent)
31 March 20071,526
31 March 20081,518
31 March 20091,512
31 March 20101,487
31 March 20111,452
31 March 20121,378
31 March 20131,301
31 March 20141,218
31 March 20151,272
31 March 20161,223
31 March 20171,266
31 March 20181,263
31 March 20191,223
31 March 20201,238
31 March 20211,283
31 March 20221,355
31 March 20231,411
31 March 20241,441
31 March 20251,420
31 March 20261,461
Police staff and designated officers (full-time equivalent)
31 March 20071,026
31 March 20081,012
31 March 20091,035
31 March 20101,077
31 March 20111,017
31 March 2012914
31 March 2013902
31 March 2014897
31 March 2015913
31 March 2016886
31 March 20171,082
31 March 20181,126
31 March 20191,100
31 March 20201,168
31 March 20211,257
31 March 20221,189
31 March 20231,189
31 March 20241,170
31 March 20251,146
31 March 20261,192
Police community support officers (full-time equivalent)
31 March 2007122
31 March 2008151
31 March 2009156
31 March 2010164
31 March 2011164
31 March 2012153
31 March 2013140
31 March 2014154
31 March 2015163
31 March 2016137
31 March 2017135
31 March 2018123
31 March 2019108
31 March 2020125
31 March 2021128
31 March 2022105
31 March 202391
31 March 202479
31 March 202571
31 March 202669
Special constables (headcount)
31 March 2007295
31 March 2008295
31 March 2009310
31 March 2010300
31 March 2011302
31 March 2012257
31 March 2013209
31 March 2014211
31 March 2015227
31 March 2016198
31 March 2017125
31 March 2018109
31 March 2019119
31 March 2020117
31 March 2021122
31 March 2022122
31 March 2023101
31 March 202493
31 March 202578
31 March 202659

Recorded crime

Recorded crime (excluding fraud)
47,076
April 2025 to March 2026 · Home Office
Recorded violence against the person
18,452
April 2025 to March 2026 · Home Office
Recorded theft offences
15,692
April 2025 to March 2026 · Home Office
Recorded sexual offences
2,247
April 2025 to March 2026 · Home Office
Recorded robbery
424
April 2025 to March 2026 · Home Office
55k36k 2012/132025/26
21k5,898 2012/132025/26
23k14k 2012/132025/26
2,364569 2012/132025/26
424167 2012/132025/26
Recorded crime (excluding fraud)
April 2012 to March 201339,758
April 2013 to March 201437,212
April 2014 to March 201536,082
April 2015 to March 201641,590
April 2016 to March 201745,221
April 2017 to March 201849,874
April 2018 to March 201955,404
April 2019 to March 202054,452
April 2020 to March 202147,418
April 2021 to March 202251,466
April 2022 to March 202352,740
April 2023 to March 202451,860
April 2024 to March 202551,123
April 2025 to March 202647,076
Recorded violence against the person
April 2012 to March 20136,193
April 2013 to March 20145,898
April 2014 to March 20157,607
April 2015 to March 201610,611
April 2016 to March 201712,957
April 2017 to March 201815,124
April 2018 to March 201919,281
April 2019 to March 202020,011
April 2020 to March 202118,803
April 2021 to March 202220,572
April 2022 to March 202320,792
April 2023 to March 202420,456
April 2024 to March 202519,593
April 2025 to March 202618,452
Recorded theft offences
April 2012 to March 201322,576
April 2013 to March 201421,123
April 2014 to March 201518,440
April 2015 to March 201619,540
April 2016 to March 201719,883
April 2017 to March 201820,998
April 2018 to March 201920,584
April 2019 to March 202018,749
April 2020 to March 202114,439
April 2021 to March 202215,323
April 2022 to March 202316,966
April 2023 to March 202417,251
April 2024 to March 202517,338
April 2025 to March 202615,692
Recorded sexual offences
April 2012 to March 2013569
April 2013 to March 2014602
April 2014 to March 2015972
April 2015 to March 20161,174
April 2016 to March 20171,422
April 2017 to March 20181,686
April 2018 to March 20192,113
April 2019 to March 20202,073
April 2020 to March 20211,760
April 2021 to March 20222,358
April 2022 to March 20232,364
April 2023 to March 20242,214
April 2024 to March 20252,264
April 2025 to March 20262,247
Recorded robbery
April 2012 to March 2013203
April 2013 to March 2014204
April 2014 to March 2015167
April 2015 to March 2016191
April 2016 to March 2017252
April 2017 to March 2018286
April 2018 to March 2019385
April 2019 to March 2020403
April 2020 to March 2021339
April 2021 to March 2022387
April 2022 to March 2023392
April 2023 to March 2024421
April 2024 to March 2025342
April 2025 to March 2026424

Stop and search and arrests

Stop and searches (all powers)
1,959
April 2025 to March 2026 · Home Office
Stop and searches under section 1 of PACE
1,959
April 2025 to March 2026 · Home Office
Section 1 searches that led to an arrest
18.5%
April 2025 to March 2026 · Home Office
Arrests for notifiable offences
5,156
April 2025 to March 2026 · Home Office

Local areas

Council areas in this police force area: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · Dorset

Where Dorset Police sits in the ladder of power

The bodies above Dorset Police and the council areas it serves. How the ten levels work.

  2. Level 6: National government

  3. Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies

  4. Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies

  5. Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance

    • International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
    • World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.

  6. Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums

    • G7 The UK is one of the seven members.
    • G20 The UK is a G20 member.

Related figures

Police officer numbers · Crime Survey for England and Wales

Sources

Police forces · how these figures are presented · built 15 October 2026