Area type
Unitary Authority
Population
521,346
Murder rate
1.0
Burglary rate
515.0
Drug offences rate
177.2
Weapon offences rate
58.1
All crime rates are the total number of reported incidents per 100,000 population
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The crime rate in County Durham is 9,157 incidents per 100,000 population, according to figures published by the ONS for the year ending July 2022. In the year ending July 2022, there were 47,742 incidents of crime, a 1,395 increase in incidents when compared to the previous year. Compare crime rate by area.
The number of incidents of crime in County Durham grew by 3.0% between the years ending July 2021 and July 2022. Between 2011 and 2021, crime incidents on average grew by 7.4% per year.
There were 19,122 violent crime incidents (violent crime rate 3,668) in County Durham in the year ending July 2022. The chance of being involved in a violent crime incident in County Durham is about a 3.67% chance per year.
There were 11,540 incidents of theft (theft crime rate 2,214) in County Durham in the year ending July 2022. The chance of being involved in an incident of theft in County Durham is about a 2.21% chance per year.
The murder rate or homicide rate in County Durham is 1.0. There were 5 recorded murders in the year ending July 2022 in County Durham, a decrease of when compared to the previous year.
Between the year ending July 2021 and the year ending July 2022, there was an overall 3% growth in crime in County Durham. In England, crime increased by 11.3% year on year.
The fastest-growing type of crime in County Durham is Possession of weapons which changed by 50.0% in the last year. In England, the largest growing type of crime was Theft from the person which changed by 63.8% in the last year
The type of crime that saw the biggest reduction in the last year in County Durham was Drug offences which changed by -13.1% in the last year. In England, the largest declinings type of crime was Drug offences which decreased by 12.2% in the last year
Incidents of violence with injury in County Durham have risen by 94.2% between 2011 and 2021 from 2,081 to 4,041 incidents per year. Murders or homicides have decreased by 71.4% from 7 to 2 per year.
Stabbings and shootings in County Durham are grouped into either violence resulting in injury if wounding occurred, or homicide if death occurred.
Violence crimes include Violence with injury (wounding and assault with minor injury), violence without injury (where the victim is punched, kicked, pushed or jostled with no resulting injury), homicide, death or serious injury by dangerous driving, and stalking and harassment.
Incidents of Residential Burglary in County Durham have risen by 28.2% between 2011 and 2021 from 1,168 to 1,497 incidents per year. Incidents of vehicle theft have decreased by 38.6% from 2,577 to 1,583 per year.
Theft crimes include Bicycle theft, Domestic burglary, Vehicle-related theft offences and other household theft offences. Domestic burglary figures are not available for 2018.
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Recorded incidents of crime in County Durham between June 2021 and July 2022, split by type of crime. Includes total incidents of crime, crime rate (incidents per 100,000 population), and incidents as a percentage of the total number of crimes.
Type | Incidents | crime rate | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Criminal damage | 8,001 | 1,535 | 17% |
| Stalking and harassment | 7,658 | 1,469 | 16% |
| Violence without injury | 6,937 | 1,331 | 15% |
| Public order offences | 4,648 | 892 | 10% |
| Violence with injury | 4,505 | 864 | 9% |
| Shoplifting | 3,386 | 649 | 7% |
| All other theft offences | 3,116 | 598 | 7% |
| Vehicle offences | 1,881 | 361 | 4% |
| Residential burglary | 1,851 | 355 | 4% |
| Sexual offences | 1,769 | 339 | 4% |
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Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2022. ONS Local statistics, Home Office - Police Recorded Crime