Open up Shaftesbury (Dorset) Police Station

Rejected 12 signatures

What the petition asks

Shaftesbury being a small town has very little police presence. The police station is closed and we would like to have it open again! Residents are starting to feel unsafe and also fustrated due to antisocial behaviour, van/cars being broken into.

Help reduce the drug issues/ lower crime rates which are on an up.
Protect local businesses and people's homes, cars and vans. General Property.
Make the residents feel safer.
Help stop people wanting to move away. With more houses being built in the area we need our police station open

Why it was rejected

It was about a matter for a local council or devolved government, not the UK Government or Parliament.

We can’t accept petitions that request action at a local level.

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Timeline

28 Aug 2025	Petition opened for signatures
9 Sep 2025	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 12

Status Rejected

Rejected 9 Sep 2025

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