East Dorset Rural

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.

East Dorset Rural Neighbourhood Policing Team

7853 Juliet Cox

Police Community Support Officer

1978 Adam Gill

Inspector

2931 Kev Miller

Police Constable

1451 Jane Moore

Sergeant

Local Priority Issues

Priority	Action taken
Shoplifting Location: Verwood - Tesco Express and Morrisons Issue: Stores are being targeted for goods, leading to financial loses and concern from local residents. Planned action to tackle this issue: - We will conduct high visibility patrols, - We will take robust action on offenders, - We will collaborate with local partners on offenders, - We will collaborate with both stores on prevention and detection. Issued 01 April 2026	May Update: - Repeat offender identified, - Evidence gathered and investigation ongoing, - Collaboration with partners is taking place, looking at longer term interventions, - Reduction in reported offences. Actioned 01 July 2026
Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) Location: Verwood. Issue: Local youths are causing a range of issues which are causing concern to the public, this includes intimidation. Planned action to tackle this issue: - We will conduct high visibility patrols, - We will hold engagement with the local community to understand the issues, including the use of Community Contact Points, - We will work in collaboration with the Community Safety Partnership and local housing providers to work on education and interventions, - We will engage with local schools in the area, - We will take proportionate action where offences take place. Issued 01 April 2026	May Update: - Hi-visibility patrols at Potterne Park, Tesco and Morrisons, - Officers have been interacting with the local youth club, - 1x report of child/youth related ASB in the past 31 days. Actioned 01 July 2026

Priority

Action taken

Shoplifting

Location:
Verwood - Tesco Express and Morrisons

Issue:
Stores are being targeted for goods, leading to financial loses and concern from local residents.

Planned action to tackle this issue:
- We will conduct high visibility patrols,
- We will take robust action on offenders,
- We will collaborate with local partners on offenders,
- We will collaborate with both stores on prevention and detection.

Issued 01 April 2026

May Update:

- Repeat offender identified,
- Evidence gathered and investigation ongoing,
- Collaboration with partners is taking place, looking at longer term interventions,
- Reduction in reported offences.

Actioned 01 July 2026

Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB)

Location:
Verwood.

Issue:
Local youths are causing a range of issues which are causing concern to the public, this includes intimidation.

Planned action to tackle this issue:
- We will conduct high visibility patrols,
- We will hold engagement with the local community to understand the issues, including the use of Community Contact Points,
- We will work in collaboration with the Community Safety Partnership and local housing providers to work on education and interventions,
- We will engage with local schools in the area,
- We will take proportionate action where offences take place.

Issued 01 April 2026

May Update:

- Hi-visibility patrols at Potterne Park, Tesco and Morrisons,
- Officers have been interacting with the local youth club,
- 1x report of child/youth related ASB in the past 31 days.

Actioned 01 July 2026

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