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Durham Constabulary Crime Drilldown

How crime is changing and what is driving it in Durham Constabulary.

Latest month: April 2026 Back to national dashboard
Durham Constabulary crime trends

Total Crime

76,287

Latest 12 months

YoY Change

+4.5%

72,987 in the prior 12 months

Higher

Last 3-Month Trend

+9.1%

19,407 vs 17,782

Recent

What's Driving Change

High level changes impacting crime figures regionally

Crime is up 4.5% in this area.

Driven by

Anti-social behaviour ↑ 12.2%
Violence and sexual offences ↑ 5.6%
Shoplifting ↑ 4.4%

Offset by

Burglary ↓ 8.3%
Bicycle theft ↓ 24.3%
Drugs ↓ 4.3%

Crime Breakdown

Share of total crime (%)

Monthly Trend

Durham Constabulary monthly crime

Monthly crime compared to the same period last year

Latest 12 months vs previous 12 months

Crime Breakdown

Latest 12 months by type

Crime type Total 12m YoY change Share % Trend
Anti-social behaviour
15,078
+12.2%
vs -1.6% nationally
19.8%
Up
Violence and sexual offences Largest category · 34.4%
26,249
+5.6%
vs +0.8% nationally
34.4%
Up
Shoplifting
7,338
+4.4%
vs -4.2% nationally
9.6%
Up
Other crime
2,288
+6.8%
vs -4.2% nationally
3.0%
Up
Criminal damage and arson
8,944
+1.6%
vs -4.1% nationally
11.7%
Up
Robbery
386
+50.8%
vs +9.2% nationally
0.5%
Up
Theft from the person
246
+42.2%
vs -20.4% nationally
0.3%
Up
Possession of weapons
564
+3.7%
vs +6.2% nationally
0.7%
Up
Other theft
3,532
-1.1%
vs -6.7% nationally
4.6%
Down
Public order
4,692
-1.0%
vs -4.8% nationally
6.2%
Flat
Vehicle crime
2,483
-2.2%
vs -10.2% nationally
3.3%
Down
Drugs
1,441
-4.3%
vs +8.9% nationally
1.9%
Down
Bicycle theft
240
-24.3%
vs -10.4% nationally
0.3%
Down
Burglary
2,806
-8.3%
vs -7.9% nationally
3.7%
Down