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Freedom of Information (FOI) Act request ref: 01/FIN/24/1667
Version Date: 13/03/2024
The Performance & Analysis Department have provided the following information.
I would like to request the following information under the Freedom of Information Act on burglary cases by Local Policing Area.
Please can I have this information for each of the past four calendar years (2023, 2022, 2021, 2020).
The total number of burglary cases reported to your force, broken down by Local Policing Area.
Section |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
Bournemouth Central |
320 |
233 |
224 |
268 |
Bournemouth East |
366 |
358 |
326 |
322 |
Bournemouth North |
458 |
440 |
354 |
403 |
Bridport |
73 |
112 |
79 |
80 |
Christchurch |
205 |
224 |
209 |
156 |
Dorchester |
168 |
106 |
145 |
168 |
East Dorset |
284 |
265 |
371 |
240 |
North Dorset |
199 |
171 |
195 |
212 |
Poole North |
286 |
256 |
282 |
229 |
Poole South |
435 |
368 |
347 |
407 |
Purbeck |
143 |
117 |
105 |
126 |
Weymouth & Portland |
187 |
191 |
174 |
173 |
No Section Linked |
12 |
6 |
8 |
28 |
Total |
3136 |
2847 |
2819 |
2812 |
The number of burglary cases that were closed without a suspect being identified, again broken down by Local Policing Area.
Section |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
Bournemouth Central |
208 |
154 |
158 |
188 |
Bournemouth East |
279 |
249 |
233 |
212 |
Bournemouth North |
359 |
325 |
250 |
261 |
Bridport |
57 |
67 |
66 |
59 |
Christchurch |
185 |
192 |
173 |
126 |
Dorchester |
150 |
81 |
124 |
124 |
East Dorset |
261 |
234 |
333 |
203 |
North Dorset |
165 |
136 |
158 |
153 |
Poole North |
233 |
204 |
228 |
158 |
Poole South |
374 |
309 |
276 |
314 |
Purbeck |
115 |
103 |
90 |
99 |
Weymouth & Portland |
121 |
122 |
102 |
103 |
No Section Linked |
10 |
2 |
6 |
14 |
Total |
2517 |
2178 |
2197 |
2014 |
The average time (in hours, minutes and seconds) it took for police to arrive on the scene of domestic burglary incidents, broken down by Local Policing Area.
This data is not available in the crime database, and therefore cannot be provided.