Crime has continued to drop in Dorset, according to new figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

Dorset Police has seen a 13.4 per cent drop in recorded crime, and has the ninth lowest crime rate in England and Wales. ONS data shows that despite violent crime rising by 0.5 per cent nationally, it had reduced by 6.5 per cent in Dorset.

The force area also experienced a 15.8 per cent reduction in reported sexual offences, compared to 9.2 per cent across England and Wales.

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