FIVE people broke into an industrial estate yesterday, four of which “used electricity without consent”. 

Police were called to Chancerygate Trade Centre in Holyrood Close, Creekmoor, on Sunday morning at 10.30am. 

One witness said they had held an “illegal rave” however Dorset Police would not confirm this. 

Images from the scene show police cars and officers near the Screwfix unit. 

Officers arrested five people, one from Bournemouth and four others from parts of Hampshire and later released them on bail. 

A spokesman for Dorset Police said: “At 10.31am on Sunday 18 February 2024 Dorset Police received a report of a number of people – around five – having gained unauthorised access to an industrial unit in Holyrood Close in Poole. 

“Officers attended and five men were arrested in connection with the incident. 

“A 51-year-old man from Bournemouth, a 47-year-old man from Eastleigh, a 50-year-old man from Southampton and a 32-year-old man from Bournemouth were arrested on suspicion of burglary and abstracting or using electricity without authority.  

“A 42-year-old man from Southampton was arrested on suspicion of burglary. 

“All five men have been released on bail as further enquiries are conducted.”