POLICE DETAILS
Dorset Police - North Dorset Rural Neighbourhood
Dorset Police Information
Dorset Police covers approximately 1024 Square miles of land and a similar body of water off the coastline.
Dorset is one of a very few to not have a motorway to patrol, but does have three very busy main roads and over 3332 miles of roads to police.
North Dorset Rural Neighbourhood
North Dorset Rural NPT comprises of 1 Sergeant and 2 Police Constables and 4 Police Community Support officers.
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Senior Officer Details
Dorset Police has not provided any information at this time.
Neighbourhood Officer Details
Locations
Gillingham Police Station
1 School Road, Gillingham,, SP8 4QR
North Dorset police cover a huge area 235 square mile area of predominately rural Dorset, made up of rolling hillsides, iconic views & historic places. They work hard to effectively engage with the public & work with partner agencies to resolve local policing priorities. The team is split into two strands, Urban & Rural. They both support each other & work with our response teams, volunteers including the Special Constabulary & have close working links to the Dorset Police Rural Crime Team.
The team (Urban & Rural) are led by an inspector, supported by two sergeants. They, and the rest of the teams, cover Sturminster Newton& all the rural areas surrounding the 3 Urban hubs, & work closely with those teams to address any concerns or matters that occur.
The area has many villages, & farms & although spread out hosts many important & large events throughout the year. including the Great Dorset Steam Fair which brings in over 100,000 visitors over a long weekend in August/September. Other events include the Shaftesbury Gold Hill Fair, Sturminster Newton Cheese Festival, Teddy Rocks as well as a host of other events, so the team work hard to ensure these where possible have a presence.
The team will patrol this area & engage with the community in order to provide reassurance & deter theft, they can also give salient advice on crime prevention for isolated buildings or provide advice on security marking & watch schemes.
North Dorset has one of the lowest crime levels in the county, & is a lovely place to live, hence the amount of visitors during the year. We want to keep both residents & visitors safe & continue to support those affected by crime & to protect the vulnerable in the communities.
Your NPT would like to hear from you, about any issues you may like to discuss, find your local NPT officers by using the links below. Contact us, so that together with our partner agencies we can make North Dorset a safer place to live.
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Due to current staffing restrictions/reductions, there will be some disruption to Station Desk Services. Hours will be reviewed regularly based on required staffing availability. Thank you for your patience and understanding.
During March/April/May 2023 Gillingham Enquiry Office hours will be adjusted as below:
- 27.03.2023 Closed
- Good Friday 07.04.2023 Closed
- Easter Monday 10.04.2023 Closed
- May Bank Holiday 01.05.2023 Closed
- Kings Coronation B/H 08.05.2023 Closed
We aim to revert to regular hours of Monday & Friday 1000-1530 hrs as soon as possible.
Normal policing patrols will continue to be provided when the Station Desk is closed and alternative contact can be made using the online reporting services on our website, email to: [email protected] or dial 101 for all non-emergency matters.
In the event of a person’s safety or life being at risk dial 999.
Please note that when attending to ensure effort is made to arrive approximately 1 hour prior to closing time to allow your enquiry or process to be dealt with.
Road Traffic Collisions, Property Release, Section 165 seized motor vehicle release, Prohibition release, Sex Offender registration - can take up to 1 hour to complete.
Thank you for your consideration and enabling us to provide as prompt a service as possible.
Priorities
| 1 Oct 2023 | Tackling Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) including Vehicle Related ASB.
Our most recent NPT Priority Survey results continue to indicate that ASB is within the top three priority for the communities. We know that ASB adversely affects people who live within our communities and the team will continue to work in collaboration with our partners to explore possible solutions, in tackling ASB within our communities. With the help of our communities, we will identify vulnerable people who may be susceptible to becoming a victim of ASB and this will help to us to inform, reassure and signpost them for the appropriate support. We will also target ASB hot spots and offenders, utilising ASB legislation and tools at our disposal. We are aware of ASB concerns in Sturminster Newton and Stalbridge. We will continue to patrol these areas, working with our external partners and also partners within the police, for example Community Speed Watch and Roads Policing. |
| 1 Apr 2023 | Tackling Drug Dealing in the community
We will proactively target organised drug supply by developing and acting on community intelligence. Our enforcement will be focused on the incidents that impact the most vulnerable. We will carry out regular safe and well checks on vulnerable members of the community, in conjunction with partner agencies and our colleagues in other Police teams. As part of this we will signpost vulnerable victims to our partner agencies and services that can offer help, support and advice. |
| 1 Oct 2023 | Tackling Acquisitive Crime and Burglaries.
Our current Burglary figures are low, however it remains a top three answer on our NPT Priority Surveys. Therefore we will continue to tackle acquisitive crime and identify any crime series that may arise in the coming weeks, as we enter into the Autumn and Winter months. To help reduce the perception of crime within this field, we will ensure we communicate effective crime prevention advice and also highlight police enforcement through the use of Social Media, as well as working with local drug and alcohol teams to try and divert and prevent persons from turning to crime. We will also hold regular engagement opportunities where our communities can attend and learn more about burglary crime prevention. We will also work with our Rural Crime Team to offer advice and education at engagement opportunities. We regularly work together to tackle rural crime and this will continue towards this priority. |
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