Total Crime
77,898
Latest 12 months
Insights / Crime / Durham Constabulary
Durham Constabulary Crime Drilldown
How crime is changing and what is driving it in Durham Constabulary.
Latest month: June 2026
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YoY Change
+6.8%
72,930 in the prior 12 months
Last 3-Month Trend
+16.5%
21,325 vs 18,302
What's Driving Change
High level changes impacting crime figures regionally
Crime is up 6.8% in this area.
Driven by
•
Violence and sexual offences ↑ 6.6%
•
Anti-social behaviour ↑ 11.3%
•
Shoplifting ↑ 9.1%
Offset by
•
Drugs ↓ 9.1%
•
Bicycle theft ↓ 19.1%
Crime Breakdown
Share of total crime (%)
Monthly Trend
Durham Constabulary monthly crime
Monthly crime compared to the same period last year
Crime Breakdown
Latest 12 months by type
| Crime type | Total 12m | YoY change | Share % | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Violence and sexual offences
Largest category · 34.0%
|
26,506 |
+6.6%
vs +1.4% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Anti-social behaviour
|
15,365 |
+11.3%
vs -1.3% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Criminal damage and arson
|
9,080 |
+3.7%
vs -4.8% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Shoplifting
|
7,629 |
+9.1%
vs -2.3% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Public order
|
4,811 |
+3.1%
vs -3.2% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Other theft
|
3,567 |
+2.5%
vs -4.6% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Burglary
|
2,955 |
+1.7%
vs -6.3% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Vehicle crime
|
2,600 |
+5.7%
vs -7.0% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Other crime
|
2,502 |
+16.6%
vs -2.0% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Drugs
|
1,402 |
-9.1%
vs +3.5% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Possession of weapons
|
582 |
+9.4%
vs +8.5% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Robbery
|
418 |
+52.6%
vs +9.2% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Bicycle theft
|
241 |
-19.1%
vs -8.5% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Theft from the person
|
240 |
+20.6%
vs -20.9% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |