United Kingdom agency record
Durham Constabulary
North East, United Kingdom
Durham Constabulary is the territorial police force responsible for policing the unitary authority areas of County Durham and Darlington in North East England. The south-east of the larger ceremonial county of Durham is part of the territory of Cleveland Police. As of September 2020, the force had 1,168 police officers, 129 special constables, and 131 police community support officers (PCSO).
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Staffing & crime statistics
1,376.1
Police officers, FTE (2025)
987.8
Police staff, FTE
129.7
Community support officers, FTE
64,240
Recorded offences (year ending Mar 2024)
| Year | Officers | Civilians | PCSOs | Recorded crime |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,376.1 | 987.8 | 129.7 | — |
| 2024 | 1,364.7 | 880.2 | 113.4 | 64,240 |
| 2023 | 1,369.3 | 867.8 | 110.6 | 64,000 |
| 2022 | 1,266 | 837.2 | 131.1 | 59,056 |
| 2021 | 1,214.5 | 851.8 | 134.4 | 55,786 |
| 2020 | 1,141 | 817.7 | 127.1 | 64,474 |
| 2019 | 1,118 | 755.3 | 147.6 | 63,793 |
| 2018 | 1,141.4 | 758.4 | 133.9 | 61,371 |
| 2017 | 1,144 | 724.5 | 141.9 | 46,608 |
| 2016 | 1,114.8 | 726.6 | 150.5 | 36,459 |
Source: data.police.uk force directory, Home Office police workforce statistics, and Home Office police recorded crime (England and Wales).
| Offence group | Offences |
|---|---|
| Violence against the person | 25,027 |
| Theft offences | 18,184 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 9,280 |
| Public order offences | 5,496 |
| Sexual offences | 2,299 |
| Miscellaneous crimes against society | 1,874 |
| Drug offences | 1,381 |
| Possession of weapons offences | 463 |
| Robbery | 236 |
Fraud offences are recorded by national bodies (Action Fraud, Cifas, UK Finance) rather than territorial forces and are not included.
Open data
Policies & practice
POP conference activity
A WIDE Approach
2024 · Submission
Operation Parallelogram
2024 · Submission
Shocking Behaviour
2024 · Submission
Operation Soteria
2024 · Submission
Bringing It Down
2023 · Submission
Familiar Faces
2023 · Finalist
Nudging Down Burglary
2023 · Submission
Op Lyric
2023 · Submission
Durham MATAC Reducing Harm in the Medium Risk Cohort of Domestic Abuse Offenders
2020 · Finalist
Operation Endurance
2020 · Finalist
Child Exploitation: Identifying, Tracking and Reducing Harm: Assisting Exploited Children Who Fall Under the Radar
2020 · Submission
Stalking Education
2020 · Submission
SentrySIS
2019 · Submission
Checkpoint Deferred Prosecution Scheme
2019 · Winner
12 Streets
2019 · Submission
Community Peer Mentor Project
2019 · Finalist
The Herbert Protocol
2019 · Submission
Cultivating Change
2019 · Submission
Problem Solving Vehicle Thefts which Exploit Flaws in the Salvage Vehicle Industry
2018 · Submission
The Nicest Thief Ive Ever Met
2018 · Submission
The Croft Unit: Whos Behaving Badly?
2018 · Finalist
Education is Compulsory, School is Not!
2018 · Submission
Checkpoint Programme
2017 · Submission
Reducing Dwelling Burglaries in Areas which Repeatedly Suffer High Rates
2017 · Finalist
Horse Passporting
2013 · Submission
Tackling Organised Crime
2011 · Submission
Source: data.police.uk force directory, Home Office police workforce statistics, and Home Office police recorded crime (England and Wales), reference year 2025. Snapshot generated 2026-07-03.