Total Crime
74,599
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: January 2026
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YoY Change
+1.9%
73,173 in the prior 12 months
Last 3-Month Trend
-8.2%
17,782 vs 19,373
What's Driving Change
High level changes impacting crime figures regionally
Crime is up 1.9% in this area.
Driven by
•
Anti-social behaviour ↑ 16.4%
•
Violence and sexual offences ↑ 5.3%
•
Other crime ↑ 12.8%
Offset by
•
Burglary ↓ 21.3%
•
Vehicle crime ↓ 16.2%
•
Shoplifting ↓ 5.8%
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 · 35.0%
|
26,099 |
+5.3%
vs +0.8% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Anti-social behaviour
|
14,847 |
+16.4%
vs +0.4% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Criminal damage and arson
|
8,565 |
-4.5%
vs -4.9% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Shoplifting
|
6,918 |
-5.8%
vs -3.1% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Public order
|
4,637 |
-1.8%
vs -4.4% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Other theft
|
3,435 |
-6.9%
vs -8.2% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Burglary
|
2,594 |
-21.3%
vs -10.6% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Vehicle crime
|
2,361 |
-16.2%
vs -13.6% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Other crime
|
2,301 |
+12.8%
vs +0.6% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Drugs
|
1,465 |
+3.4%
vs +16.3% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Possession of weapons
|
553 |
+1.3%
vs +4.8% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Robbery
|
342 |
+32.6%
vs +5.0% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Bicycle theft
|
241 |
-32.7%
vs -12.0% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Theft from the person
|
241 |
+33.9%
vs -18.0% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |