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United Kingdom agency record

Durham Constabulary

Territorial forcegb-durhamFounded 1839

North East, United Kingdom

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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)

Recent years
YearOfficersCiviliansPCSOsRecorded crime
20251,376.1987.8129.7
20241,364.7880.2113.464,240
20231,369.3867.8110.664,000
20221,266837.2131.159,056
20211,214.5851.8134.455,786
20201,141817.7127.164,474
20191,118755.3147.663,793
20181,141.4758.4133.961,371
20171,144724.5141.946,608
20161,114.8726.6150.536,459

Source: data.police.uk force directory, Home Office police workforce statistics, and Home Office police recorded crime (England and Wales).

Offences by group, year ending March 2024
Offence groupOffences
Violence against the person25,027
Theft offences18,184
Criminal damage and arson9,280
Public order offences5,496
Sexual offences2,299
Miscellaneous crimes against society1,874
Drug offences1,381
Possession of weapons offences463
Robbery236

Fraud offences are recorded by national bodies (Action Fraud, Cifas, UK Finance) rather than territorial forces and are not included.

Open data

Street-level crime & outcomes (data.police.uk)
crime incidents
Stop and search records (data.police.uk)

Policies & practice

College of Policing — Authorised Professional Practice

POP conference activity

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.