Dorset Police and Crime Commissioner: crime since 2012
The government plans to abolish Police and Crime Commissioners in May 2028. Where an area has an elected mayor, the mayor will run policing; elsewhere, new police and crime boards made up of council leaders will. The law to do this has not been passed yet. Source
Holders since 2012
David Sidwick · Conservative
since May 2021
Dorset ▼ −3% · England and Wales ▲ +8%
61.0 per 1,000 (Apr 2020 – Mar 2021) → 58.9 per 1,000 (Jul 2025 – Jun 2026)
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Martyn Underhill · Independent
November 2012 – May 2021, until the election
Dorset ▲ +11% · England and Wales ▲ +20%
55.2 per 1,000 (Oct 2011 – Sep 2012) → 61.0 per 1,000 (Apr 2020 – Mar 2021)
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Council areas in Dorset
Police and Crime Commissioners in England and Wales
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