Total Crime
75,703
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: March 2026
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YoY Change
+3.9%
72,858 in the prior 12 months
Last 3-Month Trend
-2.0%
18,302 vs 18,685
What's Driving Change
High level changes impacting crime figures regionally
Crime is up 3.9% in this area.
Driven by
•
Anti-social behaviour ↑ 15.8%
•
Violence and sexual offences ↑ 5.8%
•
Other crime ↑ 7.0%
Offset by
•
Burglary ↓ 14.5%
•
Vehicle crime ↓ 11.3%
•
Shoplifting ↓ 1.4%
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 · 34.6%
|
26,208 |
+5.8%
vs +1.1% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Anti-social behaviour
|
15,097 |
+15.8%
vs -0.2% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Criminal damage and arson
|
8,826 |
+0.1%
vs -4.2% nationally
|
|
→ Flat |
|
Shoplifting
|
7,134 |
-1.4%
vs -4.9% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Public order
|
4,702 |
+1.0%
vs -4.3% nationally
|
|
→ Flat |
|
Other theft
|
3,488 |
-2.7%
vs -6.9% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Burglary
|
2,735 |
-14.5%
vs -9.2% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Vehicle crime
|
2,371 |
-11.3%
vs -11.7% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Other crime
|
2,274 |
+7.0%
vs -3.0% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Drugs
|
1,440 |
-2.0%
vs +12.3% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Possession of weapons
|
573 |
+7.3%
vs +6.8% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Robbery
|
368 |
+44.3%
vs +9.3% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Theft from the person
|
247 |
+46.2%
vs -20.1% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Bicycle theft
|
240 |
-27.7%
vs -10.4% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |