Welcome to the Dorchester Neighbourhood Policing Team (NPT) page which covers Dorchester town centre and the surrounding rural areas.

Contact Details

• telephone: 101
• email: [email protected]

Neighbourhood Priorities

Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB)

We will engage with our communities to understand the levels of antisocial behaviour in our area.
We will work with partners to problem solve and create effective plans to deal with antisocial behaviour and target activity to protect communities.

Issue Date Monday 1st April 2024

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Drug Dealing including County Lines activity

We will respond to community intelligence and take positive action in tackling drug related activity.

Issue Date Monday 1st April 2024

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Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB)

We will engage with our communities to understand the levels of antisocial behaviour in our area.
We will work with partners to problem solve and create effective plans to deal with antisocial behaviour and target activity to protect communities.

Issue Date Sunday 1st October 2023

Reported ASB has been steadily declining over recent years and local teams prioritise these types of incidents in an effort to tackle them quickly and effectively.
We work closely with targeted Youth Workers and the Community Safety Team (CST) to have joined up problem solving plans, some of which involve working towards Community Protection Orders to limit the impact of certain individuals causing a nuisance in local communities. 
The team are in the process of obtaining Community Protection Warnings in areas of West Dorset - these are proven to be very successful in reducing or even stopping ASB.
We have dedicated patrol plans in place for locations that are subject to ASB reports and have worked with the CST to deploy overt CCTV cameras in these locations which has also proven successful.

Action Date Sunday 31st March 2024

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Drug Dealing including County Lines activity

We will respond to community intelligence and take positive action in tackling drug related activity.

Issue Date Sunday 1st October 2023

We have been responding to community information and have executed Warrants across West Dorset targeting drug dealers.
We are focussed on the prevention and disruption of County Lines drug activity in the local area.  We are involved in weekly intelligence meetings and take specific actions as a result.  We are relentless in targeting those involved in illegal drug activity in the community and will act on information provided to us.

Action Date Sunday 31st March 2024

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Neighbourhood Events

Dorchester - Community Contact Point with PCSO Sarah
Wednesday 3rd July 2024
from 10:30AM to 11:30AM
St Mary's Church (coffee morning), 2 Abbey Street, Cerne Abbas, Dorchester, Dorset, DT2 7JQ

Dorchester - Community Contact Point (Rural Crime Team Event)
Monday 8th July 2024
from 11:00AM to 12:00PM
Hardy’s Monument - National Trust, Black Down, Dorchester DT2 9HY, UK

Dorchester - Community Contact Point with PCSO Jane
Tuesday 9th July 2024
from 11:00AM to 12:00PM
The Storehouse Church, 3 Cambridge Road, Dorchester, Dorset, DT1 2LR

Dorchester - Community Contact Point with PCSO Ali
Thursday 18th July 2024
from 2:30PM to 3:30PM
Corner House Stores, 42 Main Street, Broadmayne, Dorchester, Dorset, DT2 8EB

Dorchester - Community Contact Point with PCSO Charlotte
Thursday 18th July 2024
from 3:00PM to 4:00PM
Waitrose (Tudor Arcade), Acland Road, Dorchester, Dorset, DT1 1BN

Dorchester - Community Contact Point (Rural Crime Team Event)
Wednesday 24th July 2024
from 11:00AM to 12:00PM
Mole Country Stores - Dorchester, Groove Trading Estate, Dorchester DT1 1ST, UK

Dorchester - Community Contact Point with PCSO Sarah
Tuesday 13th August 2024
from 10:30AM to 12:00PM
St Giles Church (coffee morning), Hooke, Beaminster, Dorset, DT8 3PA

Dorchester - Community Contact Point with PCSO Ali
Thursday 15th August 2024
from 2:30PM to 3:30PM
SPAR Puddletown, 27 High Street, Puddletown, Dorchester, Dorset, DT2 8RT