Durham Constabulary

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Durham Constabulary is the territorial police force responsible for policing the council areas of County Durham and Darlington in North East England. It does not cover all of the ceremonial or historic area of Durham, parts of which are covered by the neighbouring forces of Cleveland Police and Northumbria Police. The other neighbouring forces are Cumbria Constabulary to the west and North Yorkshire Police to the south.

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Durham Constabulary
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Agency overview
Formed1839
Employees2,910[1]
Volunteers126[1]
Annual budget£112.3 million[1]
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionCounty Durham, England
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Map of police area
Size862 sq. mi. (2,232 km²)
Population595,308
Legal jurisdictionEngland & Wales
Constituting instrument
General nature
Operational structure
Overviewed by
HeadquartersAykley Heads, Durham
Police officers
PCSOs131[2]
Police and Crime Commissioner responsible
  • Joy Allen
Agency executive
Basic Command Units
  • South Area
  • Darlington
  • East Area
  • West Area
Website
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As of September 2020, the force has 1,168 police officers, 129 special constables, and 131 police community support officers (PCSO).[2]