Durham Constabulary

Crime in Durham (Bowburn/Cassop/Shincliffe/High Shincliffe)

Street-level crime statistics for Durham (Bowburn/Cassop/Shincliffe/High Shincliffe) based on official UK Police data. Updated January 2026.

Data covers February 2023 – January 2026 703 crimes in last 12 months
8 / 100 High Crime

Safety Score

703 Crimes (last 12 months)
↓5% vs Previous 12 Months
8/100 Safety Score
19.3% Crimes with Outcome

Crime Zone Map

Neighbourhood boundaries coloured by safety score. Click adjacent zones to explore.

Very Safe (85+) Safe (65–84) Average (45–64) Below Avg (25–44) High Crime (0–24)

Crime by Category

Last 12 months — 703 total crimes recorded in Durham (Bowburn/Cassop/Shincliffe/High Shincliffe)

Violent Crime
261 37.1%
↑10%
Anti-Social Behaviour
132 18.8%
↑16%
Shoplifting
67 9.5%
↓26%
Criminal Damage & Arson
63 9%
↓30%
Other Crime
44 6.3%
↑13%
Public Order
41 5.8%
↓13%
Other Theft
37 5.3%
Burglary
23 3.3%
↓21%
Vehicle Crime
16 2.3%
↓47%
Drugs
13 1.8%
↓13%
Possession of Weapons
5 0.7%
↓17%
Bicycle Theft
1 0.1%
Robbery
0 0%
↓100%
Theft from Person
0 0%
↓100%

Monthly Crime Trend

Month-by-month crime totals for Durham (Bowburn/Cassop/Shincliffe/High Shincliffe)

Top Crime Hotspots

Highest-crime street locations in Durham (Bowburn/Cassop/Shincliffe/High Shincliffe) (12 months)

Explore by Month

View detailed crime data for each month in Durham (Bowburn/Cassop/Shincliffe/High Shincliffe)

January 2026 57 crimes December 2025 59 crimes November 2025 54 crimes October 2025 62 crimes September 2025 64 crimes August 2025 48 crimes July 2025 68 crimes June 2025 47 crimes May 2025 58 crimes April 2025 75 crimes March 2025 50 crimes February 2025 61 crimes January 2025 37 crimes December 2024 51 crimes November 2024 39 crimes October 2024 67 crimes September 2024 79 crimes August 2024 56 crimes July 2024 78 crimes June 2024 77 crimes May 2024 77 crimes April 2024 67 crimes March 2024 62 crimes February 2024 50 crimes January 2024 52 crimes December 2023 66 crimes November 2023 70 crimes October 2023 61 crimes September 2023 52 crimes August 2023 102 crimes July 2023 85 crimes June 2023 78 crimes May 2023 90 crimes April 2023 108 crimes March 2023 68 crimes February 2023 73 crimes

Other Neighbourhoods — Durham Constabulary

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Data source: All crime data is sourced from the UK Police Open Data API, operated by the Home Office, and is published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Last updated: January 2026. Crime records show street-level location and category only — no personal information is included.