Dorchester

Your Neighbourhood Policing Team (NPT) is a group of local police officers dedicated to serving your community. The team is made up of inspectors, sergeants, police officers and Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs) based in your area, supported by additional officers from the wider area.

NPTs provide a visible and accessible policing presence, building strong relationships with residents, businesses and partner agencies. They work to identify and tackle local priorities such as anti-social behaviour, crime prevention and community safety concerns. By listening to the community and acting on what matters most, they help create safer, more connected neighbourhoods.

We work closely with local authorities, community leaders and residents to decide our policing priorities for the area. This helps us to find useful, long-term solutions to local problems, while maintaining our wider focus on reducing crime across Dorset.

Please find contact details for your Neighbourhood Policing Team provided below.

Please note that to report a crime or incident to Dorset Police, please visit Dorset Police or in an emergency, please dial 999.

Dorchester Neighbourhood Policing Team

6121 Charlotte Alcock

Police Community Support Officer

2932 Glen Caddy

Police Constable

6500 Alison Donnison

Police Community Support Officer

2476 Anthony Elswood

Police Constable

6534 Jane Goodwin

Police Community Support Officer

0292 Tom Harness

Sergeant

5410 Sarah Pilcher

Police Community Support Officer

0217 Jamie Randell

Police Constable

0400 Liam Sutherland

Police Constable

1824 Ged Want

Inspector

Local Priority Issues

Priority	Action taken
Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) - youth related nuisance Location: South Walks and Trinity Street Issue: Young people are gathering in groups and are becoming intimidating by their behaviour, causing worry to the local community Planned action to tackle this issue: - Targeted high-visibility patrols at key times and locations - Partnership working with targeted youth workers - Regular contact and engagement with local business and the Business Improvement District (BID) - Monthly deployment of the Mobile Police Station (MPS) in the town centre - Work with the local council Community Safety Team (CST) and their consequence scheme Issued 01 July 2026	August update: - Officers have conducted over 1,250 minutes of targeted foot patrol in the area during July - The issue has now been prioritised with partners to ensure a joined up approach - We have been working with alongside targeted youth workers - The Mobile Police Station was deployed at Cornhill on the 7th of July for two hours so people could speak directly with local officers Actioned 30 September 2026
Criminal damage and nuisance Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) Location: River Walks Issue: Criminal damage to the boardwalk and reports of ASB causing concern to the local community Planned action to tackle this issue: - Targeted high-visibility patrols at key times - Multi-agency problem solving with the local council Community Safety Team (CST) - Intelligence gathering to identify and deter those involved - Relevant updates being shared via social media and our Dorset Alert system to reassure local residents of the work we are doing Issued 01 July 2026	August update: - Officers have conducted targeted high-visibility patrols at key times - The issue has been included in our Summer Patrol Plan - We continue to gather information and intelligence to deter those involved - We have shared updates via social media and our Dorset Alert system to reassure local residents of action we have taken - There has been a notable decrease in reported incidents Actioned 30 September 2026

Priority

Action taken

Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) - youth related nuisance

Location:
South Walks and Trinity Street

Issue:
Young people are gathering in groups and are becoming intimidating by their behaviour, causing worry to the local community

Planned action to tackle this issue:
- Targeted high-visibility patrols at key times and locations
- Partnership working with targeted youth workers
- Regular contact and engagement with local business and the Business Improvement District (BID)
- Monthly deployment of the Mobile Police Station (MPS) in the town centre
- Work with the local council Community Safety Team (CST) and their consequence scheme

Issued 01 July 2026

August update:
- Officers have conducted over 1,250 minutes of targeted foot patrol in the area during July
- The issue has now been prioritised with partners to ensure a joined up approach
- We have been working with alongside targeted youth workers
- The Mobile Police Station was deployed at Cornhill on the 7th of July for two hours so people could speak directly with local officers

Actioned 30 September 2026

Criminal damage and nuisance Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB)

Location:
River Walks

Issue:
Criminal damage to the boardwalk and reports of ASB causing concern to the local community

Planned action to tackle this issue:
- Targeted high-visibility patrols at key times
- Multi-agency problem solving with the local council Community Safety Team (CST)
- Intelligence gathering to identify and deter those involved
- Relevant updates being shared via social media and our Dorset Alert system to reassure local residents of the work we are doing

Issued 01 July 2026

August update:
- Officers have conducted targeted high-visibility patrols at key times
- The issue has been included in our Summer Patrol Plan
- We continue to gather information and intelligence to deter those involved
- We have shared updates via social media and our Dorset Alert system to reassure local residents of action we have taken
- There has been a notable decrease in reported incidents

Actioned 30 September 2026

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Cornhill market area, DT1 1BE
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