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Crime · Old Durham
Reported crime in central Old Durham
2,966 incidents logged with the police in the past 12 months, around 154 per 1,000 residents.
Total incidents
2,966
Rate / 1,000
154
Categories
14
Months on file
12
By category
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 859 | 29% |
| Shoplifting | 571 | 19% |
| Anti social behaviour | 526 | 18% |
| Public order | 235 | 8% |
| Criminal damage and arson | 206 | 7% |
| Other theft | 153 | 5% |
| Burglary | 106 | 4% |
| Other crime | 100 | 3% |
| Vehicle crime | 72 | 2% |
| Drugs | 51 | 2% |
| Bicycle theft | 26 | 1% |
| Robbery | 25 | 1% |
| Possession of weapons | 22 | 1% |
| Theft from the person | 14 | 0% |
Category by month
| Category | Jul | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 79 | 67 | 57 | 81 | 74 | 77 | 68 | 61 | 84 | 66 | 84 | 61 | 859 |
| Shoplifting | 41 | 61 | 44 | 55 | 63 | 42 | 40 | 36 | 33 | 56 | 42 | 58 | 571 |
| Anti social behaviour | 52 | 47 | 34 | 70 | 37 | 40 | 36 | 43 | 36 | 35 | 55 | 41 | 526 |
| Public order | 22 | 21 | 19 | 26 | 10 | 22 | 10 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 25 | 23 | 235 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 13 | 9 | 27 | 17 | 21 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 24 | 24 | 16 | 206 |
| Other theft | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 21 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 153 |
| Burglary | 6 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 106 |
| Other crime | 6 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 100 |
| Vehicle crime | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 72 |
| Drugs | 1 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 51 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 26 | |||
| Robbery | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 25 | |
| Possession of weapons | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 22 | ||
| Theft from the person | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | |||
| Total | 238 | 247 | 233 | 297 | 272 | 239 | 203 | 219 | 247 | 252 | 272 | 247 | 2966 |
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police.uk street-level crime for the Census neighbourhoods (LSOAs) covering Old Durham, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026. The rate uses those neighbourhoods’ Census 2021 population of 19,201.