Arson Offences

Arson Offences by Location

Month/Location

2022

2023

2024

Total

January

9

9

8

26

Blandford Camp

1

1

Bournemouth

6

5

2

13

Christchurch

1

1

Dorchester

1

1

Poole

1

1

2

4

Portland

1

1

Weymouth

1

1

Wimborne Minster

1

3

4

February

8

8

10

26

Bournemouth

3

2

3

8

Chickerell

1

1

Christchurch

1

1

2

Dorchester

2

2

Guys Marsh

1

1

Lyme Regis

1

1

Poole

2

3

3

8

Swanage

1

1

Weymouth

1

1

2

March

10

15

8

33

Bournemouth

4

5

5

14

Bourton

1

1

Bridport

1

1

Christchurch

3

3

Durweston

1

1

Ferndown

1

1

Guys Marsh

1

1

Poole

4

2

1

7

Portland

1

1

Swanage

1

1

Verwood

1

1

Wool

1

1

April

12

5

16

33

Bournemouth

1

2

6

9

Bovington

1

1

Bridport

1

1

2

Christchurch

1

1

Dorchester

1

1

Poole

6

6

12

Upton

2

2

Verwood

1

1

Weymouth

2

2

4

May

18

27

10

55

Bournemouth

5

4

4

13

Bridport

1

1

2

Canford Bottom

1

1

Christchurch

1

1

2

Coldharbour

1

1

Ferndown

1

1

Guys Marsh

1

1

Milborne St Andrew

1

1

Poole

4

8

4

16

Portland

1

1

Three Legged Cross

1

1

Verwood

1

2

3

West Moors

1

1

Weymouth

2

1

3

Wimborne Minster

8

8

June

25

23

14

62

Bishopdown

1

1

Bournemouth

8

4

4

16

Bridport

2

2

4

Bryanston

1

1

Chard Junction

1

1

Christchurch

1

4

1

6

Ferndown

1

1

Gillingham

1

1

Hawkchurch

1

1

Poole

6

4

3

13

Portland

1

1

South Perrott

1

1

Swanage

2

2

Wareham

1

1

Weymouth

4

1

4

9

Wimborne Minster

2

2

Yeovil

1

1

July

17

12

13

42

Bournemouth

6

4

6

16

Bridport

1

1

Christchurch

1

2

3

Dorchester

2

2

Ferndown

1

1

Poole

6

4

2

12

Portesham

1

1

Upton

2

2

Weymouth

2

1

1

4

August

11

11

11

33

Blandford St Mary

1

1

Bournemouth

4

2

4

10

Bovington

1

1

Bridport

1

2

3

Chickerell

1

1

Christchurch

1

1

2

Gillingham

1

1

Pimperne

1

1

Poole

2

2

3

7

Upton

1

1

West Stour

1

1

Weymouth

2

1

1

4

September

11

6

15

32

Beaminster

1

1

Bournemouth

3

1

8

12

Bridport

2

2

Charmouth

1

1

Chickerell

1

1

Christchurch

1

1

Ferndown

1

1

Forston

1

1

Guys Marsh

4

4

North Chideock

1

1

Piddlehinton

1

1

Poole

1

2

1

4

Weymouth

1

1

Winterborne Stickland

1

1

October

9

7

15

31

Bournemouth

3

1

7

11

Bridport

1

1

Broadmayne

1

1

Christchurch

1

1

Dorchester

1

1

Ferndown

1

1

Guys Marsh

1

1

Matchams

1

1

Poole

2

1

3

6

Portland

1

1

Poundbury

1

1

Swanage

1

1

1

3

Todber

1

1

Weymouth

1

1

November

6

14

17

37

Bournemouth

3

7

5

15

Bridport

1

1

Christchurch

1

1

Corfe Mullen

1

1

Crossways

1

1

East Stoke

1

1

Piddlehinton

1

1

Poole

3

3

Portland

1

1

2

Shaftesbury

2

2

St Leonards And St Ives

1

1

Verwood

2

1

3

Weymouth

1

2

2

5

December

5

12

18

35

Bournemouth

2

5

7

14

Christchurch

4

4

Colehill

1

1

Corfe Mullen

1

1

Dorchester

1

1

Ferndown

1

1

Milborne St Andrew

1

1

Okeford Fitzpaine

1

1

Piddlehinton

1

1

Poole

2

3

3

8

Verwood

1

1

Weymouth

1

1

Grand Total

141

149

155

445

Arrest Count for Arson Offences

Month

2022

2023

2024

Total

January

10

4

5

19

February

1

3

4

March

1

4

3

8

April

1

1

1

3

May

5

6

3

14

June

8

1

1

10

July

6

2

2

10

August

3

4

7

September

2

4

4

10

October

2

2

5

9

November

1

12

6

19

December

3

3

1

7

Total

40

42

38

120

Arson Offences by Outcome

Month/Outcome

2022

2023

2024

Grand Total

January

9

9

8

26

1: Charged

2

1

1

4

10: Police - formal action not in public interest

1

1

14: Victim declines/unable to support action to identify offender

1

1

15: CPS - named suspect, victim supports but evidential difficulties

2

2

4

15: Police - named suspect, victim supports but evidential difficulties

3

1

1

5

18: Investigation complete no suspect identified

2

4

4

10

New

1

1

February

8

8

10

26

14: Victim declines/unable to support action to identify offender

2

2

15: Police - named suspect, victim supports but evidential difficulties

1

1

2

16: Victim declines/withdraws support - named suspect identified

1

1

1

3

18: Investigation complete no suspect identified

3

4

8

15

21: Police - named suspect, investigation not in the public interest

1

1

3A: Alternate offence adult conditional caution

1

1

8: Community resolution

1

1

New

1

1

March

10

15

8

33

1: Charged

2

2

11: Named suspect below age of criminal responsibility

1

1

15: Police - named suspect, victim supports but evidential difficulties

1

1

16: Victim declines/withdraws support - named suspect identified

1

1

18: Investigation complete no suspect identified

8

10

3

21

1A: Alternate offence charged

1

1

20: Other body/agency has investigation primacy

1

1

21: Police - named suspect, investigation not in the public interest

1

1

2

3: Adult conditional caution

1

1

3A: Alternate offence adult conditional caution

1

1

New

1

1

April

12

5

16

33

1: Charged

1

1

14: Victim declines/unable to support action to identify offender

1

1

1

3

15: CPS - named suspect, victim supports but evidential difficulties

1

1

15: Police - named suspect, victim supports but evidential difficulties

1

1

2

16: Victim declines/withdraws support - named suspect identified

1

1

18: Investigation complete no suspect identified

9

2

13

24

1A: Alternate offence charged

1

1

May

18

27

10

55

1: Charged

2

2

1

5

14: Victim declines/unable to support action to identify offender

1

1

15: Police - named suspect, victim supports but evidential difficulties

3

3

1

7

16: Victim declines/withdraws support - named suspect identified

2

2

18: Investigation complete no suspect identified

12

6

8

26

21: Police - named suspect, investigation not in the public interest

1

1

3: Adult conditional caution

1

1

New

12

12

June

25

23

14

62

1: Charged

1

1

1: Summonsed/postal requisition

1

1

14: Victim declines/unable to support action to identify offender

1

1

15: Police - named suspect, victim supports but evidential difficulties

1

1

16: Victim declines/withdraws support - named suspect identified

3

2

1

6

18: Investigation complete no suspect identified

18

17

12

47

20: Other body/agency has investigation primacy

3

3

5: Offender has died

1

1

New

1

1

July

17

12

13

42

1: Charged

2

1

1

4

14: Victim declines/unable to support action to identify offender

2

1

3

16: Victim declines/withdraws support - named suspect identified

3

3

18: Investigation complete no suspect identified

8

10

11

29

1A: Alternate offence charged

1

1

9: CPS - prosecution not in public interest

1

1

New

1

1

August

11

11

11

33

1: Summonsed/postal requisition

1

1

14: Victim declines/unable to support action to identify offender

3

1

4

15: Police - named suspect, victim supports but evidential difficulties

2

1

3

18: Investigation complete no suspect identified

7

6

6

19

New

1

1

4

6

September

11

6

15

32

1: Charged

2

2

4

1: Summonsed/postal requisition

1

1

14: Victim declines/unable to support action to identify offender

1

1

15: Police - named suspect, victim supports but evidential difficulties

1

1

16: Victim declines/withdraws support - named suspect identified

1

1

2

18: Investigation complete no suspect identified

9

2

6

17

1A: Alternate offence charged

1

1

20: Other body/agency has investigation primacy

4

4

New

1

1

October

9

7

15

31

1: Charged

1

1

1: Summonsed/postal requisition

1

1

10: Police - formal action not in public interest

1

1

12: Named suspect too ill to prosecute

1

1

14: Victim declines/unable to support action to identify offender

1

1

2

15: Police - named suspect, victim supports but evidential difficulties

2

2

16: Victim declines/withdraws support - named suspect identified

1

1

18: Investigation complete no suspect identified

6

2

7

15

20: Other body/agency has investigation primacy

1

1

8: Community resolution

1

1

New

1

4

5

November

6

14

17

37

1: Charged

1

1

12: Named suspect too ill to prosecute

1

1

14: Victim declines/unable to support action to identify offender

1

1

15: Police - named suspect, victim supports but evidential difficulties

2

3

5

16: Victim declines/withdraws support - named suspect identified

1

1

2

18: Investigation complete no suspect identified

3

4

9

16

1A: Alternate offence charged

1

1

1

3

New

2

6

8

December

5

12

18

35

1: Charged

2

2

1

5

14: Victim declines/unable to support action to identify offender

1

1

15: Police - named suspect, victim supports but evidential difficulties

1

1

16: Victim declines/withdraws support - named suspect identified

1

1

2

18: Investigation complete no suspect identified

3

7

11

21

21: Police - named suspect, investigation not in the public interest

1

1

New

4

4

Grand Total

141

149

155

445

Victim Injury Breakdown

Injury Type

Victims

None

277

Serious

1

Slight

6

Not stated

155

Total

439

Suspect Age/Gender Breakdown

Age at reported date

Female

Male

(blank)

 Total

7

1

1

11

2

2

12

1

1

13

3

1

4

14

3

6

9

15

1

1

16

1

4

5

17

1

2

3

18

2

1

3

19

2

2

20

1

1

22

2

1

3

23

8

8

24

1

1

25

3

3

26

2

2

27

2

2

29

1

1

2

31

5

5

32

3

8

11

33

2

4

6

34

4

3

7

35

3

3

6

36

3

3

37

1

1

2

38

1

1

2

39

2

2

40

4

4

41

2

1

3

42

1

9

10

43

2

4

6

44

3

1

4

45

1

3

4

46

6

6

47

4

4

48

2

2

4

50

3

3

51

1

6

7

52

3

3

54

1

1

55

2

1

3

57

1

2

3

60

1

1

65

1

1

72

1

1

(blank)

1

1

Total

47

118

1

166