Durham Constabulary

Crime in Durham (Durham City)

Street-level crime statistics for Durham (Durham City) based on official UK Police data. Updated January 2026.

Data covers February 2023 – January 2026 2,577 crimes in last 12 months

10 / 100 High Crime

Safety Score

2,577 Crimes (last 12 months)

↓10.7% vs Previous 12 Months

10/100 Safety Score

25.9% 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 — 2,577 total crimes recorded in Durham (Durham City)

Violent Crime

921

Anti-Social Behaviour

519

Shoplifting

299

↓11%

Public Order

259

↓13%

Criminal Damage & Arson

146

↓30%

Other Theft

127

↓16%

Drugs

↓34%

Burglary

↓32%

Other Crime

↑12%

Possession of Weapons

Robbery

↑40%

Vehicle Crime

↓23%

Bicycle Theft

↓74%

Theft from Person

↓29%

Monthly Crime Trend

Month-by-month crime totals for Durham (Durham City)

246

02/23

265

03/23

255

04/23

296

05/23

279

06/23

231

07/23

202

08/23

205

09/23

187

10/23

203

11/23

185

12/23

190

01/24

213

02/24

252

03/24

243

04/24

227

05/24

271

06/24

226

07/24

258

08/24

213

09/24

291

10/24

250

11/24

200

12/24

242

01/25

190

02/25

180

03/25

184

04/25

228

05/25

244

06/25

230

07/25

210

08/25

198

09/25

286

10/25

211

11/25

227

12/25

189

01/26

Top Crime Hotspots

Highest-crime street locations in Durham (Durham City) (12 months)

Explore by Month

View detailed crime data for each month in Durham (Durham City)

January 2026 189 crimes December 2025 227 crimes November 2025 211 crimes October 2025 286 crimes September 2025 198 crimes August 2025 210 crimes July 2025 230 crimes June 2025 244 crimes May 2025 228 crimes April 2025 184 crimes March 2025 180 crimes February 2025 190 crimes January 2025 242 crimes December 2024 200 crimes November 2024 250 crimes October 2024 291 crimes September 2024 213 crimes August 2024 258 crimes July 2024 226 crimes June 2024 271 crimes May 2024 227 crimes April 2024 243 crimes March 2024 252 crimes February 2024 213 crimes January 2024 190 crimes December 2023 185 crimes November 2023 203 crimes October 2023 187 crimes September 2023 205 crimes August 2023 202 crimes July 2023 231 crimes June 2023 279 crimes May 2023 296 crimes April 2023 255 crimes March 2023 265 crimes February 2023 246 crimes

Other Neighbourhoods — Durham Constabulary

Bishop Auckland (Town Central) Bishop Auckland (West) Bishop Auckland (Villages) Bishop Auckland (East) Chester-le-Street (Town Central) Chester-le-Street (Town South) Chester-le-Street (Rural South) Chester-le-Street (Rural North) Chester-le-Street (Rural West) Chester-le-Street (East Villages) Consett Consett (Lanchester/Rural) Consett (Blackhill/Ebchester/Leadgate) Crook (Crook Town) Howden Le Wear, Tow Law Crook (Willington) Crook (Weardale) Barnard Castle (Barnard Castle Town) Barnard Castle (Upper Teesdale) Barnard Castle (Staindrop) Darlington (East) Darlington (East Villages) Darlington (North Road) Darlington (Haughton) Darlington (Cockerton) Darlington (West Villages) Darlington (Town Centre) Durham (Ushaw Moor) Durham (Newton Hall) Durham (Durham City West) Durham (Gilesgate/Sherburn Road/Carrville/Belmont) Durham (Sherburn Village/Sherburn Hill) Durham (High Pittington/West Rainton) Durham (Shadforth/Ludworth) Durham (Bowburn/Cassop/Shincliffe/High Shincliffe) Durham (Coxhoe/Kelloe/Q Hill) Durham (Croxdale/Hett) Durham (Meadowfield) Newton Aycliffe (Aycliffe North/Middridge) Newton Aycliffe Town Centre, Neville, Simpasture and Business Park Newton Aycliffe (Aycliffe West) Newton Aycliffe (Sunnydale) Newton Aycliffe (Thickley) Newton Aycliffe (Byerley) Sedgefield Fishburn Trimdon Village & Trimdon Grange Peterlee (Peterlee) Peterlee (Wingate) Peterlee (Wheatley Hill/Thornley) Peterlee (Trimdon) Peterlee (Shotton) Peterlee (Horden) Peterlee (Blackhall) Seaham (Seaham Town) Seaham (Dawdon, Parkside) Seaham (Northlea, Seaton, Deneside) Seaham (Dalton-le-Dale, Murton and Hawthorn Village) Seaham (Easington and Grants Houses) Seaham (South Hetton, Haswell and Haswell Plough) Spennymoor (Spennymoor) Spennymoor (Tudhoe) Spennymoor (Low Spennymoor) Spennymoor (Middlestone Moor) Spennymoor (Ferryhill Town/Dean Bank) Spennymoor (Broom Ward) Spennymoor (West Cornforth/Bishop Middleham) Spennymoor (Chilton Ward) Stanley (Central Stanley) Stanley (North West Stanley) Stanley (South Stanley) View all Durham Constabulary neighbourhoods

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.