Foot patrols in Bournemouth
Freedom of Information (FOI) Act request ref: 01/FIN/25/003959/Z
Version Date: 09/12/2025
The Performance Analysis and Neighbourhood Policing Departments have provided the following information:
We cannot narrow down to Bournemouth Town Centre exactly as the parameters of the location fields do not allow for this. I have provided all stop and searches within the section Bournemouth Central; this includes all of the town centre and slightly larger surrounding area.
- Total number of foot patrols carried out in Bournemouth from 1st August 2024- 31st July 2025 (broken down by quarter)
Dorset Police do not hold this information. Some patrols for specific operations are recorded but not all, therefore any held information would not accurately represent foot patrols.
- Total number of foot patrols carried out in Bournemouth from 1st August 2025- 31st October 2025
Please see question 1.
- Total number of stop and searches carried out in Bournemouth from 1st August 2024- 31st July 2025 (broken down by quarter)
|
Year/Quarter |
Stop & Search Count |
|
24/25 Quarter 2 |
201 |
|
24/25 Quarter 3 |
253 |
|
24/25 Quarter 4 |
123 |
|
25/26 Quarter 1 |
140 |
|
25/26 Quarter 2 |
194 |
|
25/26 Quarter 3 |
44 |
|
Total |
955 |
- Total number of stop and searches carried out in Bournemouth from 1st August 2025- 31st October 2025
145
- For 3 and 4 if possible, for this to be broken down by recorded ethnicity
|
Self-Defined Ethnicity |
Count |
|
Asian |
33 |
|
Black |
79 |
|
Mixed |
36 |
|
Not Stated |
234 |
|
Other |
25 |
|
White |
548 |
Yes please for Bournemouth Town Centre.