Domestic abuse victims
Freedom of Information (FOI) Act request ref: 01/FIN/26/004135/S
Version Date: 29/01/2026
The Performance Analysis Department has provided the following information:
Caveats
Please note we need to provide the total amount of times the victim has been a victim, so this will include repeat victims. This information provided is the count of victims for each crime.
Can you please provide the details of the number of Domestic Abuse Victims reporting to your Police Authority broken down as follows:
For the period 1st January 2025 to 31st December 2025 inclusive by Age, Ethnic Origin and Gender.
For ease of reference, please incorporate a summary total by Age, Ethnic Origin and Gender both Force Wide and by Police Division.
Gender
|
Section Location |
Female |
Male |
Unknown |
Grand Total |
|
Bmth Central |
375 |
160 |
19 |
554 |
|
Bmth East |
576 |
239 |
22 |
837 |
|
Bmth North |
1012 |
358 |
36 |
1406 |
|
Bridport |
207 |
99 |
7 |
313 |
|
Christchurch |
316 |
126 |
14 |
456 |
|
Dorchester |
325 |
132 |
10 |
467 |
|
Dorset County Marine |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
East Dorset |
513 |
196 |
32 |
741 |
|
North Dorset |
403 |
133 |
7 |
543 |
|
Poole North |
647 |
219 |
33 |
899 |
|
Poole South |
514 |
203 |
26 |
743 |
|
Purbeck |
317 |
122 |
21 |
460 |
|
Weymth & Portland |
722 |
284 |
32 |
1038 |
|
X |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
(blank) |
95 |
31 |
2 |
128 |
|
Grand Total |
6024 |
2302 |
261 |
8587 |
Ethnicity
|
Section Location |
White |
Black |
Asian |
Mixed |
Other |
Unknown |
Not stated |
Grand Total |
|
Bmth Central |
214 |
14 |
5 |
16 |
6 |
130 |
169 |
554 |
|
Bmth East |
384 |
9 |
9 |
12 |
1 |
130 |
292 |
837 |
|
Bmth North |
694 |
15 |
17 |
13 |
8 |
177 |
482 |
1406 |
|
Bridport |
175 |
|
1 |
1 |
1 |
50 |
85 |
313 |
|
Christchurch |
228 |
2 |
|
2 |
1 |
65 |
158 |
456 |
|
Dorchester |
266 |
2 |
4 |
|
2 |
62 |
131 |
467 |
|
Dorset County Marine |
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
East Dorset |
411 |
2 |
5 |
9 |
2 |
160 |
152 |
741 |
|
North Dorset |
276 |
3 |
5 |
2 |
|
102 |
155 |
543 |
|
Poole North |
464 |
2 |
7 |
7 |
1 |
127 |
291 |
899 |
|
Poole South |
415 |
4 |
6 |
2 |
1 |
89 |
226 |
743 |
|
Purbeck |
244 |
|
1 |
1 |
|
113 |
101 |
460 |
|
Weymth & Portland |
607 |
8 |
3 |
8 |
3 |
135 |
274 |
1038 |
|
X |
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
(blank) |
55 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
|
22 |
47 |
128 |
|
Grand Total |
4433 |
62 |
64 |
75 |
26 |
1364 |
2563 |
8587 |
Age
|
Section Location |
0-9 |
10-19 |
20-29 |
30-39 |
40-49 |
50-59 |
60-69 |
70-79 |
80-89 |
90+ |
(blank) |
Grand Total |
|
Bmth Central |
6 |
37 |
120 |
167 |
124 |
53 |
11 |
3 |
5 |
|
28 |
554 |
|
Bmth East |
11 |
42 |
159 |
266 |
176 |
90 |
31 |
25 |
9 |
|
28 |
837 |
|
Bmth North |
9 |
119 |
233 |
435 |
291 |
168 |
68 |
22 |
18 |
1 |
42 |
1406 |
|
Bridport |
1 |
14 |
41 |
85 |
56 |
52 |
36 |
10 |
5 |
1 |
12 |
313 |
|
Christchurch |
3 |
32 |
94 |
96 |
73 |
73 |
30 |
24 |
15 |
2 |
14 |
456 |
|
Dorchester |
5 |
39 |
88 |
105 |
100 |
68 |
23 |
22 |
6 |
1 |
10 |
467 |
|
Dorset County Marine |
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
East Dorset |
8 |
37 |
135 |
196 |
143 |
94 |
29 |
28 |
24 |
7 |
40 |
741 |
|
North Dorset |
6 |
42 |
117 |
143 |
107 |
64 |
34 |
18 |
4 |
|
8 |
543 |
|
Poole North |
7 |
65 |
173 |
247 |
184 |
110 |
44 |
24 |
9 |
|
36 |
899 |
|
Poole South |
8 |
56 |
129 |
205 |
153 |
78 |
40 |
28 |
11 |
3 |
32 |
743 |
|
Purbeck |
8 |
34 |
81 |
118 |
78 |
65 |
32 |
15 |
4 |
1 |
24 |
460 |
|
Weymth & Portland |
9 |
96 |
184 |
301 |
202 |
103 |
61 |
37 |
10 |
1 |
34 |
1038 |
|
X |
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
(blank) |
2 |
7 |
23 |
38 |
30 |
13 |
11 |
1 |
|
|
3 |
128 |
|
Grand Total |
83 |
620 |
1577 |
2402 |
1719 |
1031 |
450 |
257 |
120 |
17 |
311 |
8587 |