A man who murdered his lodger before dismembering and scattering his body around Bournemouth has been convicted – following a successful prosecution by the Crown Prosecution Service.

A man who pretended to be law enforcement to force a woman to pull over on an isolated country lane has been found guilty of impersonating a police officer.

A former Salisbury City Councillor who repeatedly harassed his ex-girlfriend has been sentenced.

A man who raped a teenager in the sea at Bournemouth beach on 18 July 2021 has been jailed for six years and six months.

During National Stalking Awareness Week, we are raising awareness of stalking behaviours and the work we are doing to ensure offenders are brought to justice.

A GP who sexually assaulted his patients, including a woman with terminal cancer, has been jailed.

In April 2024, prosecutors from CPS Wessex secured successful outcomes in a variety of hate crime cases across the magistrates’ and Crown Courts in Dorset, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, and Wiltshire.

A man posing as a taxi driver who lured a lone woman into his car before raping her has been jailed – over a decade after committing a near-identical crime.

A rapist who preyed on vulnerable young boys in the 1990’s has been jailed for 22 years.

In March 2024, prosecutors from CPS Wessex secured successful outcomes in a variety of hate crime cases across the magistrates’ and Crown Courts in Dorset, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, and Wiltshire.