On 23 March 2026, Dorset Police issued several crime alerts following a series of vehicle thefts and a burglary across Poole, Dorset. These warnings were sent out to help residents stay informed about recent activity in the neighbourhoods of Hamworthy West, Rossmore, Alderney, and Canford Cliffs.
In the Hamworthy West area, a front number plate was stolen from a vehicle parked on Junction Road between Saturday 14 March and Sunday 15 March 2026. A caravan was also broken into at a holiday park on Napier Road between Friday 20 March and Saturday 21 March 2026.
Further incidents were reported in Rossmore and Alderney, where a white Herald Cafe 125 motorcycle was stolen from the Tesco car park on Alder Road on Tuesday 10 March 2026. Another theft from a motor vehicle took place on Berkeley Avenue between Wednesday 18 March and Thursday 19 March, where a gym bag and wireless headphones were taken.
In Canford Cliffs, a beach cafe at Branksome Dene Chine was targeted between Friday 13 March and Monday 16 March 2026. A window was forced open and a Mirka sanding tool and a hoover were stolen. These local alerts come as Police and Crime Commissioner David Sidwick recently highlighted a general fall in crime across the county.
The updates were shared through the Dorset Alert community system by police volunteer Tony Thomas to encourage neighbours to keep vehicles locked and valuables out of sight. Anyone with information about these incidents can contact the police by calling 101 or report details anonymously to Crimestoppers.
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