County Durham

At a glance, population and employment estimates for County Durham.

Population: 533,149
People in Employment: 213,455 (66.2%)
People Inactive: 96,095 (29.8%)
People Unemployed: 13,070 (4.1%)
Number Of Jobs: 174k
Median Salary: £25,904
Mean Salary: £29,572

Crime Statistics

You can view the number of crimes per crime type for this year and the previous. You can also see the trend for each crime type, which shows if crimes committed are getting better, worse or no change.

We also list all of the parliamentary wards for County Durham. You'll be able to see the crimes for this year so far and also how many crimes per 1000 people.

If you need to see crimes on a street level, you can use the interactive crime map which shows you crimes and their outcome.

Crime rate by type in County Durham for 2024

County Durhams most common type of crime is: Violence and sexual offences. In 2023 there were 25,041 crimes and in 2022 there were 22,736 crimes. Which is an increase of 2,305 crimes.

Crime Type	Previous Year	Crimes This Year	Trend vs previous year
Violence and sexual offences	23,600	11,723	Getting Better
Anti-social behaviour	13,113	4,489	Getting Better
Criminal damage and arson	8,663	3,951	Getting Better
Public order	6,051	2,997	Getting Better
Shoplifting	4,355	2,888	Getting Better
Other theft	3,621	1,710	Getting Better
Burglary	2,692	1,331	Getting Better
Vehicle crime	2,230	985	Getting Better
Other crime	1,574	807	Getting Better
Drugs	1,117	571	Getting Better
Possession of weapons	378	184	Getting Better
Bicycle theft	292	143	Getting Better
Theft from the person	191	102	Getting Better
Robbery	161	83	Getting Better

Number of crimes for Electoral Wards in County Durham

Think of Electoral Wards as the boundaries your local councillors represent in your area. Electoral Wards will help you get a better picture of how much crime takes place in and around the places you live.

Shildon and Dene Valley has the highest crime rate of all the wards in County Durham, with 2826 crimes and 211 crimes per 1000 people. Whilst Durham South has 115 crimes and 52 crimes per 1000 people.

Name	Crimes in 2024	Crimes per 1000 people
Shildon and Dene Valley	1,345	101
Belmont	1,230	84
Elvet and Gilesgate	1,154	94
Ferryhill	1,076	100
Peterlee East	1,069	148
Bishop Auckland Town	863	110
Chester-le-Street West Central	856	108
Crook	847	68
Coxhoe	826	66
Aycliffe East	788	95
Easington	755	99
Trimdon and Thornley	750	57
Tanfield	689	86
Woodhouse Close	655	77
Horden	649	88
Willington and Hunwick	632	70
Aycliffe West	618	78
Dawdon	616	70
Pelton	616	47
Blackhalls	588	75
Murton	578	72
Tudhoe	576	61
Brandon	553	54
Framwellgate and Newton Hall	543	37
Spennymoor	539	48
Aycliffe North and Middridge	536	50
Delves Lane	536	62
Peterlee West	535	65
Annfield Plain	522	63
Shotton and South Hetton	519	55
Craghead and South Moor	518	61
Deerness	506	40
West Auckland	492	56
Sherburn	472	56
Neville's Cross	422	26
Sedgefield	417	51
Consett North	402	51
Chilton	395	89
Sacriston	360	47
Esh and Witton Gilbert	346	42
Coundon	322	73
Leadgate and Medomsley	310	35
Stanley	308	47
Lumley	306	42
Burnopfield and Dipton	301	37
Barnard Castle East	293	34
Deneside	281	40
Evenwood	257	31
Chester-le-Street South	252	34
Benfieldside	240	29
Barnard Castle West	231	27
Chester-le-Street East	225	58
Lanchester	225	30
Consett South	218	39
North Lodge	209	60
Passfield	202	47
Tow Law	192	41
Seaham	183	26
Weardale	181	23
Wingate	179	41
Bishop Middleham and Cornforth	171	47
Chester-le-Street North	119	31
Durham South	63	29

Crime map for County Durham

Showing crimes from the beginning of the year up until 2024-02. Each Marker on the map represents a crime. Click on the marker to find out more about the crime. Please note, all crime locations are approximate.

Housing Statistics

View average house prices by year. We show property prices from 2010 up until the current year. You can also see property prices over time using our interactive chart.

Average property prices by year for County Durham

The average property price in County Durham is lower than the UK average of: £290,000. A low average house price could be an indicator of a less wealthy area. Crime rates could also be higher in such areas.

Year	Avg. Detached Price	Avg. Semi-Detached Price	Avg. Terraced Price	Avg. Flat Price
2023	£220,434.33	£128,967.91	£104,181.91	£78,068.02
2022	£209,541.68	£123,621.44	£100,427.91	£75,632.04
2021	£193,784.85	£114,920.18	£94,017.11	£73,145.75
2020	£169,676.98	£101,694.36	£82,904.60	£66,870.36
2019	£167,944.11	£100,734.71	£82,339.09	£67,837.26
2018	£168,268.38	£100,638.26	£82,573.07	£68,931.13
2017	£166,182.22	£99,046.97	£81,753.87	£69,654.18
2016	£162,250.40	£97,209.71	£80,512.39	£67,392.37
2015	£158,868.93	£95,547.19	£79,164.67	£66,477.32
2014	£154,848.25	£93,493.86	£77,929.64	£65,566.55
2013	£157,656.50	£94,807.88	£79,180.08	£67,393.24
2012	£160,665.59	£96,897.04	£80,928.02	£69,863.22
2011	£164,766.51	£98,467.61	£82,065.08	£72,121.69
2010	£171,482.70	£103,552.12	£86,950.48	£76,197.34

Property prices over time for County Durham

Showing crimes from 2010 up until February 2024. You can use the interactive chart to zoom in on a timeframe to see greater detail.

Employment and Annual Salary information for County Durham

The median salary in County Durham is £25,904 and the mean salary in County Durham is £29,572.00. The median value is a better indicator of salary in a region since the mean salary can be skewed by a small number of people that are high earners.

Number of Jobs (thousands): 174k
Median Salary: £25,904
Annual Percentage Change: 6.8%
Mean Salary: £29,572

Salary comparison between County Durham and North East

See how County Durham compares to the rest of North East. Jobs per thousand, median and mean salary as well as annual percentage vs last year.

The highest median salary in North East is £27,009 in North Tyneside and the lowest median salary is £0 in Middlesbrough UA. County Durham ranks 4 out of 12 in terms of median salary.

Location	Jobs (thousands)	Median Salary	Annual Percentage Change	Mean Salary	Annual Percentage Change
North Tyneside	77k	£27,009	7.3%	£30,517	6.9%
Newcastle upon Tyne	83k	£27,005	10.8%	£33,037	8.8%
Stockton-on-Tees UA	63k	£26,819	9.0%	£28,725	8.0%
Darlington UA	39k	£26,184	5.6%	£30,318	7.0%
South Tyneside	53k	£25,093	9.8%	£28,013	2.9%
Gateshead	71k	£25,024	7.6%	£28,530	5.1%
Northumberland UA	108k	£24,655	6.0%	£29,867	12.9%
Hartlepool UA	29k	£24,537	0.5%	£25,602	0.9%
Sunderland	98k	£23,655	7.8%	£25,661	7.7%
Redcar and Cleveland UA	37k	£22,172	2.4%	£26,201	9.0%
Middlesbrough UA	41k	£0	0.0%	£25,967	7.1%