Durham Police Statistics
(Also known more formally as Durham Constabulary)
Last updated: 07 Jun 2026
The crime rate in Durham Constabulary's force coverage area is 85 crimes per 1,000 people, for the 12-month period ending April 2026. The most commonly-reported crimes are violence and sexual offences, reported at a rate of roughly 36 reports per 1,000 daytime population.
Durham Constabulary Crime Map
Incidents mapped in Durham Police's service area represent the time frame between January 2016 and April 2026. Each point on the map represents an area where crimes have been recorded locally.
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Introduction to Durham Police's crime statistics
This crime profile provides a detailed view of crime and safety around Durham Police up to April 2026, the most recent data release available. The crime figures and statistics have been calculated across each of Durham Police's 24,138 postcodes using three area sizes for comparison:
- Within a Five-Minute Walk
- Within a Ten-Minute Walk
- Within a Fifteen-Minute Walk
Individual crime risk scores and index figures are for the 12-month period ending April 2026 unless otherwise stated.
Crime Risk Scores
Durham Police • 12 Months Ending April 2026
The typical five-minute walk within Durham Police has a crime risk score of 602. This is based on analysis of 24,138 nearby areas within Durham Police, with "most" referring to roughly two thirds of the nearby locations.
Crime risk scores are on a scale of 1 to 1,000 and consider the severity of the crimes involved, as determined by sentencing guidelines. A score of 1 represents the lowest risk, and 1,000 the highest risk. This approach ensures that - unlike overall crime rate figures - bicycle theft is not given the same importance in Durham Police's risk scores as, for example, robbery, or violence & sexual offences.
Within a five-minute walk of the typical location in Durham Police, crime risk scores are typically around 602, while in National they are average 500.
Areas within a ten-minute walk typically see crime risk scores of 622 (500 for National), and scores within a fifteen-minute walk are most often around 657 (National 500).
Trends in Crime Risk
Durham Police
Calculated via Seasonal and Trend decomposition using Loess, the Seasonality Adjusted line represents the original data with seasonality subtracted, and the Trend line has been plotted unadjusted. Overall trend direction has been identified using the Mann-Kendall trend test, and rate calculated from the slope of the best-fit line identified from linear regression.
The 10-year trend indicates a decrease of 18% in Durham Police's crime risk score. This is potentially a strong signal of how the crime risk is evolving. Cross-referencing with major cultural events and Covid's impact during this time is advised.
Looking at the previous five years, the trend in Durham Police's crime risk score is down by 1.9%. While potentially a good indicator of the overall risk trend, analysis may offer further insight when combined with the checks mentioned above.
Over the last year, Durham Police's crime risk score has shown an upward trend of approximately 3.6%, indicating that the risk profile is going up. This is an extremely short time period for crime trend analysis, and caution should be exercised when interpreting this figure.
Crime Rates and Indexes
Durham Police
The CrimeRate Index shows how crime rates compare against the national average.
1.0 equals the average
2.0 is double
3.0 triple
0.5 is half and
0.25 a quarter.
Highest Crime Rates
Durham Police • 12 Months Ending April 2026
Excluding other crime and other theft because their geographic location is often not relevant, anti-social behaviour as its definition is too wide, and bicycle theft for its specificity.
Criminal Damage and Arson offences have a crime rate of 13 reports per 1,000 people in Durham Police, which is 2.01 times the national average. This figure is calculated from 8,948 crime reports logged by Durham Police during the 12-month period ending April 2026.
For the same period, Durham Police recorded 7,338 reports of Shoplifting in Durham Police, resulting in a crime rate of 10 reports per 1,000, and a CrimeRate Index of 1.45.
The crime rate for Burglary is 1.26 times the national average at 3.95 reports per 1,000. This is from 2,816 crime reports reported to Durham Police.
Most Significant 3-Year Increases in Crime Types
Durham Police
Excluding other crime and other theft, anti-social behaviour, and bicycle theft, and calculated with the same STL method described in Trends in Crime Risk, using CrimeRate Index figures to identify crime types that are trending above or below the national average, and the analysis timeframe limited to the last three years.
Robbery offences are trending upwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 0.50 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Robbery CrimeRate Index was 0.22 times the national average, and the current trend indicates an increase of 127% over this timeframe.
Criminal Damage and Arson offences are trending upwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 2.13 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Criminal Damage and Arson CrimeRate Index was 1.98 times the national average, and the current trend indicates an increase of 8% over this timeframe.
Burglary offences are trending upwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 1.50 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Burglary CrimeRate Index was 1.30 times the national average, and the current trend indicates an increase of 15% over this timeframe.
Most Significant 3-Year Decreases in Crime Types
Durham Police
Calculated with the same methodology as the largest increases section above.
Drugs offences are trending downwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 0.78 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Drugs CrimeRate Index was 0.95 times the national average, and the current trend indicates a decrease of 18% over this timeframe.
Possession of Weapons offences are trending downwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 1.00 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Possession of Weapons CrimeRate Index was 1.00 times the national average, and the current trend indicates a decrease of 0% over this timeframe.
Shoplifting offences are trending downwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 1.47 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Shoplifting CrimeRate Index was 1.80 times the national average, and the current trend indicates a decrease of 18% over this timeframe.
Crime Type Breakdown & Heat Map
Durham Police • 12 Months Ending April 2026
Size and colour reflect the CrimeRate Index figures for each type of crime.
Durham Police | National | ||||||||
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| Crime Type | Count | Rate | Index | Count | Rate | Index | |||
| Anti-Social Behaviour | 15,107 | 21.25 | 1.50 | 941,224 | 14.13 | 1.00 | |||
| Bicycle Theft | 241 | 0.35 | 0.48 | 48,449 | 0.73 | 1.00 | |||
| Burglary | 2,816 | 3.95 | 1.26 | 208,612 | 3.13 | 1.00 | |||
| Criminal Damage and Arson | 8,948 | 12.60 | 2.01 | 418,651 | 6.28 | 1.00 | |||
| Drugs | 1,435 | 2.04 | 0.66 | 205,214 | 3.09 | 1.00 | |||
| Other Crime | 2,250 | 3.17 | 1.71 | 124,230 | 1.85 | 1.00 | |||
| Other Theft | 3,522 | 4.95 | 0.87 | 378,146 | 5.69 | 1.00 | |||
| Possession of Weapons | 562 | 0.77 | 0.91 | 56,620 | 0.85 | 1.00 | |||
| Public Order | 4,677 | 6.58 | 1.13 | 386,297 | 5.80 | 1.00 | |||
| Robbery | 385 | 0.53 | 0.45 | 78,386 | 1.18 | 1.00 | |||
| Shoplifting | 7,338 | 10.32 | 1.45 | 475,025 | 7.13 | 1.00 | |||
| Theft From the Person | 242 | 0.32 | 0.21 | 103,505 | 1.55 | 1.00 | |||
| Vehicle Crime | 2,479 | 3.48 | 0.81 | 287,068 | 4.30 | 1.00 | |||
| Violence and Sexual Offences | 25,728 | 36.21 | 1.19 | 2,024,722 | 30.40 | 1.00 | |||
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Total Crime by Year
Durham Police | National | ||||||||
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| Year | Count | Rate | Index | Count | Rate | Index | |||
| 2026 | 60,623 | 85.27 | 1.18 | 4,794,925 | 71.98 | 1.00 | |||
| 2025 | 59,058 | 83.70 | 1.13 | 4,892,734 | 74.03 | 1.00 | |||
| 2024 | 63,309 | 90.49 | 1.20 | 4,937,620 | 75.43 | 1.00 | |||
| 2023 | 64,564 | 93.11 | 1.18 | 5,115,763 | 79.01 | 1.00 | |||
| 2022 | 59,082 | 86.38 | 1.12 | 4,922,645 | 76.81 | 1.00 | |||
| 2021 | 56,551 | 83.29 | 1.21 | 4,369,811 | 68.57 | 1.00 | |||
| 2020 | 61,440 | 90.91 | 1.23 | 4,707,683 | 74.16 | 1.00 | |||
| 2019 | 64,145 | 95.24 | 1.25 | 4,824,370 | 76.25 | 1.00 | |||
| 2018 | 61,005 | 90.72 | 1.28 | 4,484,151 | 71.12 | 1.00 | |||
| 2017 | 46,559 | 69.15 | 1.08 | 4,011,470 | 63.94 | 1.00 | |||
| 2016 | 13,234 | 19.61 | 1.03 | 1,195,221 | 19.07 | 1.00 | |||
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Durham Police: Major Towns & Cities Compared
| Town / City | Crime Count | Crime Rate | CrimeRate Index | ||||||
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| Murton | 1,208 | 157.78 | 2.31 | ||||||
| Ferryhill | 1,486 | 149.78 | 2.17 | ||||||
| Shildon | 1,431 | 135.14 | 1.94 | ||||||
| Bishop Auckland | 2,446 | 134.08 | 1.89 | ||||||
| Peterlee | 2,499 | 116.58 | 1.67 | ||||||
| Stanley | 3,613 | 101.44 | 1.44 | ||||||
| Crook | 997 | 99.78 | 1.47 | ||||||
| Spennymoor | 2,498 | 98.79 | 1.40 | ||||||
| Great Aycliffe | 2,600 | 89.02 | 1.27 | ||||||
| Darlington | 9,299 | 87.63 | 1.22 | ||||||
| Seaham | 2,062 | 87.01 | 1.24 | ||||||
| Chester-le-Street | 2,189 | 86.97 | 1.25 | ||||||
| Durham | 4,940 | 84.59 | 1.18 | ||||||
| Belmont | 835 | 78.73 | 1.16 | ||||||
| Brandon and Byshottles | 1,684 | 75.14 | 1.10 | ||||||
| Consett | 1,840 | 70.63 | 1.02 | ||||||
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Durham Police Stations
| Police Station Name | Police Station Address | Description & Opening Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Barnard Castle Police Station | Barnard Castle Police Station, 1 Crook Lane, Barnard Castle, County Durham DL12 8JX | Monday to Friday, 10am to 3pm |
| Bishop Auckland Police Station | Bishop Auckland Police Station, Woodhouse Lane, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL14 6LB | Monday to Wednesday, 8am to 4pm Thursday to Friday, 8am to 5pm |
| Chester-le-Street Police Station | Chester-le-Street Police Station, Newcastle Road, Chester le Street, Durham, DH3 3TY | Monday to Friday, 10am to 5pm |
| Consett Police Station | Consett Police Station, Parliament Street, Consett, County Durham, DH8 5DL | Monday to Friday, 10am to 5pm |
| Crook Police Station | Crook Police Station, South Road, Crook, County Durham, DL15 8NE | Monday to Friday, 10am to 3pm |
| Darlington Police Station | Darlington Police Station, St Cuthberts Way, Darlington, County Durham, DL1 5LB | Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm Saturday and Sunday, 10am to 4pm |
| Durham Police Station | Durham City Police Station, New Elvet, Durham, DH1 3AQ | Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm Saturday and Sunday, 10am to 4pm |
| Newton Aycliffe Fire and Police Community Station | Newton Aycliffe Fire and Police Community Station, Central Avenue, Newton Aycliffe, Durham, DL5 5QH | Monday to Friday, 10am to 5pm |
| Peterlee Police Station | Peterlee Police Station, St Aidans Way, County Durham, SR8 1QR | Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm Saturday and Sunday, 10am to 4pm |
| Seaham Police Station | Seaham Police Station, The Avenue, Seaham, County Durham, SR7 8AD | Monday to Friday, 9am to 2pm |
| Spennymoor Police Station | Spennymoor Police Station, Wesleyan Road, Spennymoor, County Durham, DL16 6FB | Monday to Friday, 10am to 5pm |
| Stanley Police Station | Stanley Police Station, Thomeyholme Terrace, Stanley, County Durham, DH9 0BL | Monday to Friday, 10am to 5pm |