The overall crime rate in Durham county county is 124.5 crimes per 1,000. Most crimes, 35.4k crimes were violent crimes which is 33.5% of all crimes committed in the area. Violent crime rate is at 120% of national crime rate. Drugs crime was the fastest growing crime and it increased by 18.7% over the last twelve months.The category of "criminal damage and arson crime" is the highest ranking crime category when category crime rate is compared to the national average. "Criminal damage and arson crime" rate is at 183% of national crime rate which puts Durham county on 1. position out of 54 England's and Wales' counties in this crime category. "Criminal damage and arson crime" makes up 10.9% of all crimes committed in the area. The total number of "criminal damage and arson crime" is 11.5k cases and has decreased by 11.9% when compared year-over-year in the period of June 2024 - May 2025.
| Crime statistic | Share of all crimes | Ranking (54 counties) | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime → | 33.5% | 10. highest | 120% | 35.4k | -12.0% |
| Antisocial behaviour crime → | 18.5% | 4. highest | 142% | 19.6k | 1.4% |
| Criminal damage and arson crime → | 10.9% | 1. highest | 183% | 11.5k | -11.9% |
| Shoplifting crime → | 10.0% | 6. highest | 143% | 10.6k | -5.1% |
| Public order crime → | 6.4% | 18. highest | 112% | 6.8k | -13.4% |
| Other theft crime → | 5.0% | 25. highest | 88% | 5.3k | -20.8% |
| Burglary crime → | 4.0% | 8. highest | 127% | 4.2k | -18.1% |
| Vehicle crime → | 3.6% | 24. highest | 81% | 3.8k | -25.0% |
| Other crime → | 3.1% | 3. highest | 173% | 3.3k | 13.2% |
| Drugs crime → | 2.7% | 12. highest | 104% | 2.9k | 18.7% |
| Possession of weapons crime → | 0.8% | 18. highest | 111% | 865 | 0.6% |
| Robbery crime → | 0.6% | 23. highest | 58% | 622 | 10.7% |
| Bicycle theft crime → | 0.5% | 17. lowest | 62% | 498 | -28.8% |
| Theft from the person crime → | 0.3% | 12. lowest | 14% | 267 | -17.8% |
| Crime statistic | Share of all crimes | Crime rate ranking | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
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This graph compares crime rate in Durham county county to the national crime rate for each crime statistic.
| Crime statistic | Durham county county crime rate | England and Wales - national crime rate |
|---|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 23.1 | 16.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.6 | 0.9 |
| Burglary | 5.0 | 4.0 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 13.6 | 7.4 |
| Drugs | 3.4 | 3.3 |
| Other crime | 3.9 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 6.2 | 7.0 |
| Possession of weapons | 1.0 | 0.9 |
| Public order | 8.0 | 7.2 |
| Robbery | 0.7 | 1.3 |
| Shoplifting | 12.5 | 8.7 |
| Theft from the person | 0.3 | 2.3 |
| Vehicle crime | 4.5 | 5.6 |
| Violent crime | 41.8 | 34.9 |
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