Violent and sexual offences
Freedom of Information (FOI) Act request ref: 01/FIN/26/004801/D
Version Date: 14/07/2026
The Performance Analysis Department has provided the following information:
Data Source:
Crime information system – Niche
Data Processing:
Information provided for Violence Against the Person Offences (including harassment and stalking) and Sexual Offences for the period 01/06/2025 to 31/05/2026.
Data Limitations/Caveats:
Multiple victims/suspects can be attached to a single crime.
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, please provide a statistical breakdown of suspects and arrests for the following specific offence categories recorded by Dorset Police:
Sexual Offences
Violence Against the Person
Harassment and Stalking Offences
Please apply this request to the most recent 12-month statistical period available at the time of your receipt and processing of this request.
provide the figures broken down into the following specific sub-categories:
1. Victim Demographics & Specific Crime Types
For each of the three offence categories listed above, please separate the data to identify:
The total number of offences committed against Children / Minors (under 18) The total number of offences committed against Adults (18 and over) The total number of offences committed against Women and Girls (any age) A dedicated subsection specifically isolating offences flagged under Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) criteria.
By age group
|
Offence Group |
Adult |
Minor |
Not stated |
Grand Total |
|
Sexual Offences |
1488 |
744 |
89 |
2321 |
|
Violence Against the Person |
14144 |
2926 |
1110 |
18180 |
|
Harassment/Stalking (Included in VAP) |
3645 |
395 |
132 |
4172 |
|
Grand Total |
15,632 |
3670 |
1199 |
20,501 |
By gender
|
Offence Group |
Female |
Male |
Not stated |
Unknown |
Grand Total |
|
Sexual Offences |
1887 |
381 |
53 |
|
2321 |
|
Violence Against the Person |
9468 |
8415 |
296 |
1 |
18180 |
|
Harassment/Stalking (Included in VAP) |
2713 |
1344 |
115 |
|
4172 |
|
Grand Total |
11,355 |
8796 |
349 |
1 |
20,501 |
We do not have a VAWG flag, the information provided below is for Violent Crimes AND Sexual Offences against Women and Girls
|
Offence Type |
Count |
|
Sexual Offences |
1887 |
|
Administer substance with intent to stupefy / overpower to allow sexual activity (recordable) |
7 |
|
Adult abuse of position of trust - cause / incite sexual activity with a girl 13 to 17 - not s.21 premises (recordable) |
1 |
|
Adult incite sexual activity with a girl under 13 family member - penetration - SOA 2003 (recordable) |
1 |
|
Adult meet a girl under 16 years of age following grooming (recordable) |
1 |
|
Assault a girl under 13 by penetration with a part of your body / a thing - SOA 2003 (recordable) |
14 |
|
Assault by beating (recordable) |
1 |
|
Attempt rape of a girl under 13 - SOA 2003 (recordable) |
5 |
|
Attempted rape of a Female aged 16 or over (Sec 1, SOA 2003) |
8 |
|
Attempted rape of a Female aged under 16 (Sec 1, SOA 2003) |
2 |
|
Care worker engage in sexual activity with mentally disordered female - penetration - SOA 2003 (recordable) |
1 |
|
Cause / incite a girl 13 to 15 to engage in sexual activity - no penetration - offender under 18 (recordable) |
9 |
|
Cause / incite a girl 13 to 15 to engage in sexual activity - offender 18 or over - penetration (recordable) |
4 |
|
Cause / incite a girl under 13 to engage in sexual activity - no penetration (recordable) |
15 |
|
Cause a female 13 or over to engage in a non penetrative sexual activity - SOA 2003 (recordable) |
3 |
|
Cause a person to engage in sexual activity without consent (S4, SOA 2003) |
4 |
|
Causing a child under 16 to watch a sexual act (S12/13, SOA 2003) |
4 |
|
Common assault (S39) and assault without injury (Class 105A) |
3 |
|
Engage in penetrative sexual activity with a girl 13 to 15 - offender under 18 (recordable) |
14 |
|
Engage in sexual communication with a child (recordable) |
51 |
|
Exposure - SOA 2003 (recordable) |
86 |
|
Knowingly / recklessly trespassed on premises with intent to commit a relevant sexual offence - SOA 2003 (recordable) |
2 |
|
Offender 18 or over cause / incite a girl 13 to 15 to engage in sexual activity - no penetration - SOA 2003 (recordable) |
19 |
|
Offender 18 or over cause a child under 13 to watch / look at an image of sexual activity - SOA 2003 (recordable) |
2 |
|
Offender 18 or over engage in non penetrative sexual activity with girl 13 to 15 - SOA 2003 (recordable) |
1 |
|
Offender 18 or over engage in penetrative sexual activity with a girl 13 to 15 - SOA 2003 (recordable) |
3 |
|
Offender under 18 cause / incite a boy under 13 to engage in sexual activity - no penetration - SOA 2003 (recordable) |
1 |
|
Offender under 18 cause / incite a girl 13 to 15 to engage in sexual activity - penetration - SOA 2003 (recordable) |
7 |
|
Offender under 18 cause / incite a girl under 13 to engage in sexual activity - no penetration - SOA 2003 (recordable) |
15 |
|
Offender under 18 cause / incite a girl under 13 to engage in sexual activity - penetration - SOA 2003 (recordable) |
2 |
|
Offender under 18 cause a child 13 to 15 to watch a sexual act - SOA 2003 (recordable) |
1 |
|
Offender under 18 engage in non penetrative sexual activity with a girl under 13 - SOA 2003 (recordable) |
3 |
|
Paying for the sexual services of a girl aged 16 / 17 - SOA 2003 (recordable) |
2 |
|
Rape a girl under 13 (recordable) |
31 |
|
Rape of a Female aged 16 or over (Sec 1 SOA 2003) |
588 |
|
Rape of a female aged 16 or over by multiple undefined offenders (Dorset) |
7 |
|
Rape of a Female aged under 16 (Sec 1 SOA 2003) |
100 |
|
Rape of a female child under 13 by multiple undefined offenders (Dorset) |
1 |
|
Record image under clothing to observe another without consent (recordable) |
4 |
|
Send photograph or film of genitals - s187 Online Safety Act 2023 / s66A SOA 2003 |
46 |
|
Send/threaten to share photograph or film of a person in an intimate state intending to cause alarm, distress, humiliation or for the purposes of sexual gratification - SOA 2003 s66B |
48 |
|
Sexual activity with a female child family member 13 to 17 - offender under 18 (recordable) |
1 |
|
Sexual assault of a female 13 or over by penetration (S2, SOA 2003) |
80 |
|
Sexual assault of a female child under 13 (S3, SOA 2003) |
80 |
|
Sexual assault on a female (recordable) |
528 |
|
Share/threaten to share photograph or film of person in an intimate state without consent - SOA 2003 s66B (1) & (9) |
49 |
|
Voyeurism - recording a private act - SOA 2003 (recordable) |
32 |
|
Violence Against the Person |
9468 |
|
ABH on a Constable (recordable) |
19 |
|
ABH on an Emergency worker (recordable) (Dorset) |
18 |
|
Apply / administer / attempt / cause to be taken a drug with intent to commit an indictable offence (recordable) |
1 |
|
Arrange or facilitate travel of another person with a view to exploitation (recordable) |
4 |
|
Assault / Assault by beating, a Constable, an emergency worker |
123 |
|
Assault / Assault by Beating, an emergency worker (except a constable) |
58 |
|
Assault a traffic officer in the execution of his / her duty (recordable) |
1 |
|
Assault by beating (recordable) |
1475 |
|
Assault occasioning actual bodily harm (Section 47) |
1610 |
|
Assault person assisting constable in execution of duty (recordable) |
2 |
|
Assault with intent to resist arrest (recordable) |
1 |
|
Attempt murder |
3 |
|
Breach of stalking order / interim stalking order (recordable) |
2 |
|
Cause / allow a child / vulnerable adult to suffer serious physical harm (recordable) |
1 |
|
Cause administer poison / noxious thing with intent to injure / aggrieve / annoy (recordable) |
53 |
|
Cause bodily harm by wanton / furious driving (recordable) |
1 |
|
Cause serious injury by careless / inconsiderate driving. Road Traffic Act 1988 Sec 2C |
4 |
|
Cause serious injury by dangerous driving (recordable) |
2 |
|
Child abduction - by parent/by other persons |
1 |
|
Common assault (S39) and assault without injury (Class 105A) |
1436 |
|
Cruelty to and neglect of children |
208 |
|
Encouraging or assisting serious self harm - s184 Online Safety Act 2023 |
4 |
|
Engage in controlling / coercive behaviour in an intimate / family relationship (recordable) |
372 |
|
Exposure - SOA 2003 (recordable) |
1 |
|
False imprisonment (recordable) |
13 |
|
GBH on an Emergency worker (recordable) (Dorset) |
1 |
|
Harassment - breach of restraining order |
40 |
|
Harassment - put in fear of violence (recordable) |
428 |
|
Harassment of a person in his home, (recordable) |
78 |
|
Harassment without violence (recordable) |
912 |
|
Hold person in slavery or servitude (recordable) |
9 |
|
Inflict grievous bodily harm without intent (Section 20) |
22 |
|
Kidnapping/Hijacking/False Imprisonment |
8 |
|
Non-fatal strangulation and suffocation - Serious Crime Act 2015 s75 |
478 |
|
Non-fatal strangulation and suffocation of an Emergency Worker. Serious Crime Act S75 |
1 |
|
Owner / person in charge of dog dangerously out of control causing injury (recordable) |
212 |
|
Practise deception intending to cause a person to leave UK and be subject to forced marriage (recordable) |
1 |
|
Racially / religiously aggravated stalking involving fear of violence (recordable) |
4 |
|
Racially / religiously aggravated stalking involving serious alarm / distress (recordable) |
2 |
|
Racially / religiously aggravated stalking without fear / alarm / distress (recordable) |
2 |
|
Racially or religiously aggravated assault occasioning actual bodily harm (Sec 47) |
4 |
|
Racially or religiously aggravated common assault |
15 |
|
Racially or religiously aggravated harassment - putting people in fear of violence (Sec 4 Harassment Act) |
6 |
|
Racially or religiously aggravated intentional harassment - non violence (Sec 2, Harassment Act) |
19 |
|
Rape of a Female aged 16 or over (Sec 1 SOA 2003) |
1 |
|
Require person to perform forced or compulsory labour (recordable) |
6 |
|
Section 18 - grievous bodily harm with intent (recordable) |
38 |
|
Section 18 - wounding with intent (recordable) |
8 |
|
Send communication threatening death or serious harm - s181 Online Safety Act 2023 |
118 |
|
Send false communication with intent to cause harm - s179 Online Safety Act 2023 |
22 |
|
Sending letters etc with intent to cause distress or anxiety - Malicious Communications Act 1988 s1 |
270 |
|
Sexual assault on a female (recordable) |
1 |
|
Stalking involving fear of violence (recordable) |
366 |
|
Stalking involving serious alarm / distress (recordable) |
523 |
|
Stalking without fear / alarm / distress (recordable) |
333 |
|
Threats to kill (recordable) |
127 |
|
Grand Total |
11,355 |
- Suspect Demographics
For the suspects/arrested individuals associated with the offences in Section 1, please provide a cross-referenced breakdown of:
-Self-Defined Ethnicity: including White British, White Other, Black British, Black Other, Asian, Mixed, and Other
-Nationality: Broken down by UK Nationals vs. Non-UK Nationals (or Country of Origin if held) Age Group: Under-18s (minors) and Over-18s (adults)
By age group
|
Offence Type |
Adult |
Minor |
Not stated |
Grand Total |
|
Sexual Offences |
1451 |
322 |
32 |
1805 |
|
Violence Against the Person |
13669 |
1803 |
113 |
15,585 |
|
Harassment/Stalking (Included in VAP) |
3424 |
409 |
43 |
3876 |
|
Grand Total |
15120 |
2125 |
145 |
17390 |
|
Self Defined Race |
Sexual Offences |
Violence Against the Person |
Harassment/ Stalking (Included in VAP) |
Grand Total |
|
A1. Asian Indian inc Asian British |
23 |
60 |
18 |
83 |
|
A2. Asian Pakistani inc Asian British |
4 |
22 |
5 |
26 |
|
A3. Asian Bangladeshi inc Asian British |
5 |
19 |
3 |
24 |
|
A4. Asian Chinese inc Asian British |
2 |
14 |
3 |
16 |
|
A9. Any other Asian background |
29 |
117 |
12 |
146 |
|
B1. Black Caribbean inc Black British |
13 |
82 |
13 |
95 |
|
B2. Black African inc Black British |
20 |
155 |
26 |
175 |
|
B9. Any other Black background |
11 |
62 |
9 |
73 |
|
M1. Mixed White & Black Caribbean |
7 |
81 |
10 |
88 |
|
M2. Mixed White & Black African |
6 |
50 |
11 |
56 |
|
M3. Mixed White & Asian |
1 |
34 |
5 |
35 |
|
M9. Any other mixed |
8 |
74 |
13 |
82 |
|
NS. Not stated |
387 |
4499 |
1077 |
4886 |
|
O2. Arab |
10 |
35 |
2 |
45 |
|
O9. Any other |
10 |
94 |
16 |
104 |
|
W1. White British |
917 |
8139 |
2080 |
9056 |
|
W2. White Irish |
2 |
62 |
21 |
64 |
|
W3. White Gypsy or Irish Traveller |
2 |
10 |
4 |
12 |
|
W4. White Roma |
|
11 |
1 |
11 |
|
W9. Any other white background |
40 |
400 |
86 |
440 |
|
(blank) |
308 |
1565 |
461 |
1873 |
|
Grand Total |
1805 |
15,585 |
3876 |
17,390 |
- Judicial Outcomes (Charges Upheld)
For each demographic identified above, please provide the recorded police outcome, specifically identifying:
-The number of cases that resulted in a Charge / Summons -The number of cases resolved via other formal or informal outcomes
Please also specify what the outcomes were.
|
Outcome |
Sexual Offences |
Violence Against the Person |
Harassment / Stalking (Included in VAP) |
Grand Total |
|
1: Charged |
66 |
858 |
133 |
924 |
|
1: Summonsed/postal requisition |
7 |
178 |
15 |
185 |
|
10: Police - formal action not in public interest |
8 |
149 |
12 |
157 |
|
11: Named suspect below age of criminal responsibility |
14 |
41 |
8 |
55 |
|
12: Named suspect identified but is dead or too ill (physical or mental health) to prosecute |
15 |
74 |
3 |
89 |
|
13: Named suspect but victim/key witness deceased or too ill |
5 |
12 |
3 |
17 |
|
14: Victim declines/unable to support action to identify offender |
270 |
1233 |
219 |
1503 |
|
15: CPS - named suspect, victim supports but evidential difficulties |
11 |
217 |
68 |
228 |
|
15: Police - named suspect, victim supports but evidential difficulties |
266 |
3131 |
1176 |
3397 |
|
16: Victim declines/withdraws support - named suspect identified |
662 |
5580 |
1306 |
6242 |
|
17: Suspect identified but prosecution time limit expired |
2 |
140 |
13 |
142 |
|
18: Investigation complete no suspect identified |
227 |
2342 |
463 |
2569 |
|
1A: Alternate offence charged |
3 |
206 |
42 |
209 |
|
1A: Alternate offence summonsed/postal requisition |
|
37 |
4 |
37 |
|
2: Youth caution |
|
5 |
|
5 |
|
2: Youth conditional caution |
|
13 |
2 |
13 |
|
20: Other body/agency has investigation primacy |
79 |
852 |
38 |
931 |
|
21: Police - named suspect, investigation not in the public interest |
63 |
464 |
78 |
527 |
|
22: Diversionary, educational or intervention activity, has been undertaken and there is no public interest to continue |
24 |
51 |
14 |
75 |
|
2A: Alternate offence youth caution |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
2A: Alternate offence youth conditional caution |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
3: Adult caution |
|
4 |
|
4 |
|
3: Adult conditional caution |
11 |
188 |
15 |
199 |
|
3A: Alternate offence adult caution |
1 |
7 |
2 |
8 |
|
3A: Alternate offence adult conditional caution |
4 |
47 |
10 |
51 |
|
5: Offender has died |
4 |
8 |
|
12 |
|
8: Community resolution |
10 |
453 |
26 |
463 |
|
8: Youth restorative disposal |
|
27 |
3 |
27 |
|
9: CPS - prosecution not in public interest |
|
8 |
1 |
8 |
|
Cancelled/transferred |
|
12 |
2 |
12 |
|
New |
592 |
1898 |
527 |
2490 |
|
RTC - NFA |
|
3 |
|
3 |
|
Grand Total |
2344 |
18,240 |
4183 |
20,584 |